She fidgeted, looking noticeably contrite.
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Contrite
/kənˈtɹaɪt/
Synonyms for "contrite" (29 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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More general
2 entriesaffective stateemotional state
More specific
2 entriesCollocations
5 entriescontrite apologycontrite demeanorcontrite expressioncontrite heartcontrite tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore contritemost contrite
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2 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom looks contrite.
Source: tatoeba (2237216)
Tom looked so contrite that for a moment Mary nearly believed that he really was sorry for what he had said.
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Tom was very contrite.
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