apologetic

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apologetic
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Synonyms:

contrite, remorseful, sorry , penitent, repentant, regretful, supplicating, retracting, self-effacing, self-reproachful, self-condemnatory, self-incriminating, explanatory, extenuating, atoning, expiatory, rueful, expressing regret, regretfully acknowledging, compunctious, penitential, propitiatory, conciliatory, conscience-stricken, down on one's knees, abased, shamed, humbled, humiliated, mortified, dishonoured, ashamed , ashamed of oneself, abashed

Antonyms:

unapologetic, unrepentant, remorseless, shameless, stubborn , defiant

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