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Other Words for Sorry
Sorry as a Adjective has these synonyms:
See sorrowful, 1, above
Example: I was indeed sorry to learn that you are moving away, Peggy.
Sorry as a Noun has these synonyms:
regretful, penitent, remorseful, contrite, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, repentant, apologetic, penitential
Example: I am sorry if I offended you.
Sorry as a Verb has these synonyms:
abject, miserable, depressing, wretched, pitiful, pitiable, pathetic, deplorable, stark, grim, sordid, dismal, base, star-crossed, ill-starred
Example: Crackham has led a rather sorry life, most of it as a vagrant. Agnes again made a sorry spectacle of herself at the Christmas party.
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Scold: Reprimand, Chide, Reprove, Upbraid, Criticize, Censure, Find Fault (with), Rebuke, Reproach, Lecture, Berate, Rate, Castigate, Take (someone) To Task, . . . Scold Synonyms
