apologetic Synonyms

remorseful excusatory sorry regretful rueful repentant repenting reparative expressing remorse humble reconciliatory recompensing propitiatory penitential penitent sacrificial sad shamefaced self-condemnatory self-accusing self-reproachful self-deprecating rehabilitative guilt-ridden mousey apologia attritional vindicatory vindicative sorrowful sheepish overmodest mild defense contrite conciliatory compunctious bad atoning assumer ashamed apology apologizer apologetics apologetically apologetical defensive deprecatory melted meek