sorry

Examples

• All

• - I'm sorry for your loss.

  Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

• All right, McCall, I am sorry to hear that, man.

  Linus Tech Tips

• I am so sorry, sweetie.

  #No_Filter (2022)

• But generally, I'm sorry for people who have died.

  Triggernometry

• Just tell her that I'm sorry and let go.

• I'm really sorry about the other night.

  All of Us Strangers (2023)

• I just want you to know I'm sorry about what happened tonight and what I said.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I came to tell the folks at the Capitol we are genuinely sorry for what happened.

  Academic text (1995)

• It's not enough to say you're sorry, just not enough.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• You're right, I'm sorry, and you're right to be mad.

Synonyms

A

afraid

vssorry

∞ 1.0

A polite way of saying you are sorry when you give bad news

is direct regret for a mistake or wrong rather than a formula

A

apologetic

vssorry

28 3.7

Feeling sorry for something you did

is regret shown without necessarily offering to fix the wrong

R

remorseful

vssorry

18 4.6

Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone

is regret that may be less intense or less moral in nature

C

contrite

vssorry

13 8.1

Feeling very sorry for doing something wrong and wanting forgiveness

is regret that can be more general and not always deeply repentant

R

regretful

vssorry

9 2.9

Feeling sorry for something you did or said

is general regret for a mistake or wrong not focused on wishing

R

repentant

vssorry

8 4.8

Feeling sorry about something you did and wanting to make it right

is regret for mistakes or wrongs that can be less moral or deep

R

rueful

vssorry

5 7.8

Feeling sorry about something you did and showing it

is plain regret for a mistake or wrong without that ironic tone

A

apologetical

vssorry

7.2

Showing that you are sorry for something

is common regret expressed simply rather than formally

How Sorry

contrite

13 8.1

remorseful

18 4.6

sorry

∞ 1.0

regretful

9 2.9

apologetic

28 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology