penitent

(a) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds repentant,

Nouns

(n) (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

Synonyms

repentant

Antonyms

impenitent unremorseful unrepentant

See also

ashamed regretful sorry bad

Words of close approximity

penitential penitentially penitentiary penitently