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Definitions

sorry

[sor-ee, sawr-ee] / ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i /
ADJECTIVE
remorseful, regretful
Synonyms
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apologetic contrite regretful remorseful touched
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attritional compunctious conscience-stricken guilt-ridden melted penitent penitential repentant self-accusing self-condemnatory self-reproachful shamefaced softened
Antonyms
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unremorseful unsorry
ADJECTIVE
sad, heartbroken
Synonyms
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pitiful sad sorrowful unhappy
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disconsolate distressed grieved heartbroken heavy-hearted melancholy mournful rueful saddened
Antonyms
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happy
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glad heartened hopeful joyful
ADJECTIVE
wretched, pathetic
Synonyms
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dismal distressing miserable pitiful sad
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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

Example Sentences

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I feel sorry for Fed Chair Jerome Powell because he is in this impossible situation.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Catching herself, she adds, “If my husband reads this, he’ll be like, ‘I’m sorry, what?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s a sorry way to get at the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"I feel so sorry for him because I don't know how much more his lungs can take," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I remember telling him between sobs that Mr. Harris had died, and him hugging me tighter, telling me that he was sorry.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam