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Synonyms for repentant

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Synonyms for repentant

feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds

expressing or inclined to express an apology

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Synonyms for repentant

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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'This establishment is purposely to ensure that the repentant Boko Haram insurgents are being reintegrated into the system.
However, the actress was very repentant. She begged her husband - for weeks on end - to take her back, promising never to slip again.
And there is 'The Repentant Killer,' as told by Bishop Ambo, who sought out a priest, Father Noel (not his real name), to speak to him '...about my job.
The bridle was only removed when they were considered sufficiently repentant.
The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), as part of its drive to improve social security and enhance the role of endowments in sustainable development, has contributed Dh400,000 to repentant drug addicts and defaulters here.
The minor sustained fatal injuries and his repentant father rushed him to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
In reward for your candour, repentant spoon swipers will receive the January taco specials (ordinarily PS5.95) for nothing - Achiote cod tacos or pig cheek carnitas tacos.
Hail University recently hosted an awareness seminar in this regard, addressed by a repentant extremist who frankly recounted his story with extremist thoughts.
Ruys, Juanita Feros, The Repentant Abelard: Family, Gender, and Ethics in Peter Abelard's 'Carmen ad Astralabium' and 'Planctus' (New Middle Ages), Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014; hardback; pp.
Set in the terrified atmosphere of the Salem witch trials, "The Crucible'' follows the tortured journey of John Proctor, reclusive farmer and repentant adulterer, who is persecuted for his independent beliefs.
Lyad Amin Madani said OIC was mobilizing all its spiritual and material resources to fight against terrorism in an effective way adding we have to address the root causes of terrorism to avert recurrence of such repentant incidents.
He urged the repentant citizens to return to their families to lead a normal life, vowing that the governorate will offer all it takes to improve their living conditions.
Repentant companies have also offered a bottle of orange juice that was out of date and fermenting, 60p in return for not switching mobile providers, and a box of condoms after a customer submitted a bad review when one broke.
Regarding the resolution, the AL presidium member said Pakistan showed it was neither repentant over the 1971 genocide nor had "moved on from its policy against humanity".