adj. contrite, regretful, repentant, remorseful, sorrowful, sorry, rueful, grief-stricken, sad, shame-faced, self-reproachful, apologetic, conscience-stricken He said that he was truly penitent for all the heinous crimes of his youth
PENITENT
Meaning of PENITENT in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012