Sorry

//ˈsɒɹ.i//

Synonyms for "sorry" (195 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Intj(3 words)
ehexcuse mecome again
Adjective(2 words)
badblue

Strong matches (59)

Phrase(1 words)
i'm sorry

Related words (97)

Related word relations

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Synonyms

18 entries

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Related terms

2 entries

derived

17 entries

Showing 16 of 17 words.

derived from

1 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

related to

10 entries

similar

7 entries

Translations

438 translations across 99 languages.

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Adangme

1 entries
  • kusie intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Afrikaans

4 entries
  • ekskuus intj (request to repeat)
  • jammer intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • wat het jy gesê? intj (request to repeat)
  • wat sê jy? intj (request to repeat)

Albanian

2 entries
  • më fal intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • më falni intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Alutiiq

1 entries
  • kingun'inartua intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

American Sign Language

2 entries
  • A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert adj (poor, regrettable)
  • A@Chest-PalmBack CirclesVert intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Amharic

3 entries
  • አዝናለሁ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • እናዝናለን intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ይቅርታ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • φαῦλος adj (poor, regrettable)

Arabic

4 entries
  • آسف adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • آسف adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • آسِف adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • حَزِين adj (grieved, saddened)

Armenian

4 entries
  • կներես intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • կներեք intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ներեցեք intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ներիր intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bağışlayın intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Basque

2 entries
  • barka intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • barkamen intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • выбача́й intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • выбача́йце intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Bengali

3 entries
  • দুঃখিত intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • মাফ করবেন intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • সরি intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • жалък adj (poor, regrettable)
  • мрачен adj (grieved, saddened)
  • съжаляващ adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • тъжен adj (grieved, saddened)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဆောရီးနော်။ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ဝမ်းနည်းပါတယ်။ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Catalan

4 entries
  • llastimós adj (poor, regrettable)
  • penedint adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • saber greu adj (grieved, saddened)
  • sentirse mal adj (grieved, saddened)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • پەشیمان adj (poor, regrettable)
  • ببوورە intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ببوورە intj (request to repeat)
  • بەڵێ intj (request to repeat)

Chinese

4 entries
  • 失禮 /失礼 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對不住 /对不住 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對不起 /对不起 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 歹勢 /歹势 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 唔好意思 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對不起 /对不起 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對唔住 /对唔住 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 不好意思 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 什麼？ /什么？ intj (request to repeat)
  • 再説一遍 /再说一遍 intj (request to repeat)
  • 哦？ intj (request to repeat)

Czech

4 entries
  • žalostný adj (poor, regrettable)
  • pardon intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • promiň intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • promiňte intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Danish

4 entries
  • sørgelig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • beklager intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • undskyld intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • undskyld intj (request to repeat)

Dutch

4 entries
  • armzalig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • bedroefd adj (grieved, saddened)
  • treurig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • excuseer intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Dutch Low Saxon

4 entries
  • ekskuseer intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • et begrout my (n) intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • et moit my (n) intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • et spit my (n) intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • mi bedaŭras intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • mi pardonpetas intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • pardonu intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • pardonu intj (request to repeat)

Estonian

4 entries
  • andeks intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • andestust intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • sorry intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • vabandust intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Finnish

4 entries
  • surkea adj (poor, regrettable)
  • surullinen adj (poor, regrettable)
  • anteeksi intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • anteeksi intj (request to repeat)

French

4 entries
  • désolé adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • désolé adj (grieved, saddened)
  • navré adj (grieved, saddened)
  • piteux adj (poor, regrettable)

Garo

1 entries
  • kema intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Georgian

3 entries
  • რა intj (request to repeat)
  • უკაცრავად intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • უკაცრავად intj (request to repeat)

German

4 entries
  • armselig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • beklagenswert adj (poor, regrettable)
  • traurig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • Entschuldigung intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Greek

3 entries
  • συγνώμη adj (poor, regrettable)
  • συγγνώμη intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • συγγνώμη noun (act of saying sorry)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • મને માફ કરજો intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • મને માફ કરો intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Hakka Chinese

4 entries
  • 失禮 /失礼 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對唔住 /对唔住 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 敗勢 /败势 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 斯里麻生 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מִצְטַעֵר intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Hindi

2 entries
  • माफ़ कीजिए intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • सॉरी intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bocs intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • bocsánat intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • elnézést intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • elnézést kérek intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • afsakið intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • afsakið? intj (request to repeat)
  • fyrirgefðu intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • fyrirgefðu mér intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Ido

1 entries
  • me regretas intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • maaf intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • maaf intj (request to repeat)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • pardono intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • بِبَخْشید intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • بِبَخْشید intj (request to repeat)
  • مَعْذِرَت میخواهَم intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • مَعْذِرَت میخواهَم intj (request to repeat)

Irish

2 entries
  • gabh mo leithscéal intj (request to repeat)
  • tá brón orm intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Italian

4 entries
  • dispiaciuto adj (grieved, saddened)
  • stare dispiaciuto adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • come? intj (request to repeat)
  • cosa? intj (request to repeat)

Japanese

4 entries
  • かわいそう adj (poor, regrettable)
  • すまない adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • 恐縮 adj (grieved, saddened)
  • 残念 adj (grieved, saddened)

Jeju

1 entries
  • 미안ᄒᆞ다 adj (repentant, apologetic)

Jingpho

1 entries
  • tawng ban sai yaw intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • кечериксиз intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • кешіріңіз intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Khmer

1 entries
  • សូមទោស intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Korean

4 entries
  • 미안하다 adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • 안타깝다 adj (grieved, saddened)
  • 죄송하다 adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • 네? intj (request to repeat)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кечиресиз intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Lao

2 entries
  • ຂໍອະໄພ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ຂໍໂທດ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Latin

4 entries
  • lamento adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • doleō intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • excūsā intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • excūsāte intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Latvian

1 entries
  • piedodiet intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Limburgish

3 entries
  • zörgelik adj (poor, regrettable)
  • spietelik intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • waat? intj (request to repeat)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • atleiskite intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • atsiprašau intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • dovanokite intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Low German

3 entries
  • (dat) deit my leyd intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • dat spyt my intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • pardon intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • извинете intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • извини intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • простете intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • прости intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Malay

2 entries
  • maaf intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • minta maaf, maaf intj (request to repeat)

Maltese

2 entries
  • skużani intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • skużi intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • уучлаарай intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • юу гэнээ? intj (request to repeat)

Northern Sami

2 entries
  • ándagassii intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ándagassii intj (request to repeat)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • sørgelig adj (poor, regrettable)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • beklager intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • unnskyld intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • unnskyld intj (request to repeat)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • orsak intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • unnskyld intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Okinawan

1 entries
  • 悪さいびーん intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Pannonian Rusyn

4 entries
  • модлїм intj (request to repeat)
  • модлїме intj (request to repeat)
  • пребач intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • пребачце intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Persian

1 entries
  • پوزش noun (act of saying sorry)

Polish

4 entries
  • przykry adj (poor, regrettable)
  • żałosny adj (poor, regrettable)
  • daruj intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • pardon intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • a lamentar adj (grieved, saddened)
  • lamentar adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • lamentar adj (grieved, saddened)
  • lastimável adj (poor, regrettable)

Romanian

4 entries
  • scuzați intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • scuzați-mă intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • scuză intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • scuză-mă intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Russian

4 entries
  • жа́лкий adj (poor, regrettable)
  • плаче́вный adj (poor, regrettable)
  • извини́ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • извини́те intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • truagh adj (poor, regrettable)
  • b' àill leat? intj (request to repeat)
  • b' àill leibh? intj (request to repeat)
  • tha mi duilich intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • izvini intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • izvinite intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • molim? intj (request to repeat)
  • oprostite intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Slovak

3 entries
  • bohužiaľ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • prepáč intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • prepáčte intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Slovene

2 entries
  • oprosti intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • oprostite intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Spanish

4 entries
  • apenado adj (grieved, saddened)
  • lamentar adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • pesaroso adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • pobre adj (poor, regrettable)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ledsam adj (poor, regrettable)
  • sorglig adj (poor, regrettable)
  • förlåt intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • förlåt intj (request to repeat)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • patawad intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • paumanhin intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Tajik

2 entries
  • бубахшед intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • мебахшед intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Tatar

1 entries
  • гафу итегез intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Thai

1 entries
  • ขอโทษ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • དགོངས་དག intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Tonga (Zambia)

1 entries
  • cabija intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Turkish

4 entries
  • üzgün adj (grieved, saddened)
  • afedersin intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • afedersiniz intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • affedersin intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • bagyşlaň intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • засму́чений adj (grieved, saddened)
  • ви́бач intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • ви́бачте intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • дару́й intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Urdu

3 entries
  • جِی؟ intj (request to repeat)
  • مَعْذِرَت intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • کْیا؟ intj (request to repeat)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • كەچۈرۈڭ intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • kechirasiz intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • xin lỗi intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Walloon

4 entries
  • cwè? intj (request to repeat)
  • kimint diss? intj (request to repeat)
  • kimint djhoz? intj (request to repeat)
  • mande escuze intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Welsh

3 entries
  • blin adj (repentant, apologetic)
  • mae'n ddrwg gen i intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • sori intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • thov txim intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Wu Chinese

2 entries
  • 勿好意思 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • 對勿起 /对勿起 intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • זײַ מיר מוחל intj (expression of regret or sorrow)
  • עס טוט מיר לײַד intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Zulu

1 entries
  • ngiyaxolisa intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ǀùa ǁʻúm ǀnān intj (expression of regret or sorrow)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?

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I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

Source: tatoeba (1541)

Oh, I'm sorry.

Source: tatoeba (1579)

Sorry, I don't think I'm gonna be able to.

Source: tatoeba (2036)

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