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SORRIER Synonyms

There are 38 synonyms of the word sorrier. (exact relations)
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regretful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

apologetic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• offering or expressing apology

contrite
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

penitent
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

noun

• (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

remorseful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

repentant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

abashed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

ashamed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

sorry
nounn
adjective

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• without merit; of little or no value or use

• causing dejection

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

attritional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or caused by attrition

bad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having undesirable or negative qualities

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

noun

• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

adverb

• with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

• very much; strongly

adjective satellite

• serious or severe

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

• not capable of being collected

• below average in quality or performance

• nonstandard

• not financially safe or secure

• physically unsound or diseased

• capable of harming

• characterized by wickedness or immorality

• reproduced fraudulently

• not working properly

blue
adjectiveadj
noun

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

• blue clothing

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

• the sky as viewed during daylight

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

• any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

• used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• morally rigorous and strict

• causing dejection

verb

• turn blue

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

deplorable
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• of very poor quality or condition

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

dingy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• causing dejection

disconsolate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

adjective satellite

• causing dejection

dismal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing dejection

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

drab
adjectiveadj
noun

• a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

adjective satellite

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• of a light brownish green color

• causing dejection

Alternatives for REGRETFUL

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