Synonyms for Being contrite:

• v.

  • repent
  • apologize
  ,
  • atone
  ,
  • be ashamed
  ,
  • be contrite
  ,
  • be sorry
  ,
  • bewail
  ,
  • deplore
  ,
  • feel remorse
  ,
  • have qualms
  ,
  • lament
  ,
  • reform
  ,
  • regret
  ,
  • relent
  ,
  • reproach oneself
  ,
  • rue
  ,
  • see error of ways
  ,
  • show penitence
  ,
  • sorrow
  .

• Other relevant words:

• aby
,
• abye
,
• apologise
,
• bemoan
,
• coronach
,
• dirge
,
• elegy
,
• excuse
,
• expiate
,
• grief
,
• grieve
,
• herb of grace
,
• keen
,
• lamentation
,
• plaint
,
• rationalise
,
• rationalize
,
• reclaim
,
• rectify
,
• regenerate
,
• repent
,
• requiem
,
• ruefulness
,
• sadness
,
• see the light
,
• soften
,
• sorrowfulness
,
• straighten out
,
• threnody
,
• wail
,
• yield
.

What are the hypernyms for Being contrite?

• Other hypernyms:

  penitence, regret, remorse, repentance.