apologetic Synonyms

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