72 Synonyms & Antonyms For SORRY

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Definitions sorry [sor-ee, sawr-ee] / ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i / ADJECTIVE remorseful, regretful Synonyms STRONGEST apologetic contrite regretful remorseful touched WEAK attritional compunctious conscience-stricken guilt-ridden melted penitent penitential repentant self-accusing self-condemnatory self-reproachful shamefaced softened Antonyms WEAK unremorseful unsorry ADJECTIVE sad, heartbroken Synonyms STRONGEST pitiful sad sorrowful unhappy WEAK disconsolate distressed grieved heartbroken heavy-hearted melancholy mournful rueful saddened Antonyms STRONGEST happy WEAK glad heartened hopeful joyful ADJECTIVE wretched, pathetic Synonyms STRONGEST dismal distressing miserable pitiful sad WEAK abject base beggarly cheap contemptible deplorable despisable disgraceful inadequate insignificant mean paltry piteous pitiable poor scruffy scummy scurvy shabby shoddy small trifling trivial unimportant vile worthless wretched Antonyms WEAK good nice

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"I'm really sorry that I can't promise we'll be better for it with a win or with staying in this division but the longer the journey is, we will be better for it."

From BBC

“There’s no better way to say sorry than a heart of chocolate,” Rinaldi says.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He is profoundly sorry that powerless and vulnerable women and girls were not given the protection they deserved."

From BBC

She had "many good Cambodian friends", she added, and was "sorry our armies are fighting".

From Barron's

“Again, we are deeply sorry, and this is a terrible incident, and it does not define our school,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times

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