CEFR B2

remorseful

adjective

Meaning

remorseful means (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
There was a remorseful look on her face.

Synonyms: apologetic, penitent, regretful

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remorseful (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/

Definition

remorseful means (of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
There was a remorseful look on her face.
The writer described the response as remorseful.

How to Use remorseful

remorseful + noun (collocation): Use remorseful before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a remorseful reaction."
become remorseful (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became remorseful near the end."

Synonyms of remorseful

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