contriteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contriteness
Noun
  • Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish continues, exemplify this duality, engaging openly with universal human issues like ambition, mortality, regret, and reconciliation. Music, central to both conductors' lives, plays a significant role in Last Call.
    Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The surface is cool and breezy, while the film’s soul is about regret and a yearning for something more out of life.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Contriteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contriteness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!