Words for Sorry

Find meaningful ways to say I'm sorry and words to express an apology.

  1. a bad person
  2. a coward
  3. a failure
  4. a fool
  5. a hypocrite
  6. abominable
  7. accepting responsibility
  8. agonizing
  9. an ass
  10. an idiot
  11. apologetic
  12. ashamed
  13. at fault
  14. atrocious
  15. awful
  16. begging you
  17. blameworthy
  18. brokenhearted
  19. careless
  20. caught red-handed
  21. caught-in-the-act
  22. childish
  23. conscience-stricken
  24. contemptible
  25. corrupt
  26. crazy
  27. crestfallen
  28. crushed
  29. deceitful
  30. dedicated
  31. deeply sorry
  1. inadequate
  2. inexcusable
  3. insensitive
  4. insincere
  5. irresponsible
  6. lost
  7. lousy
  8. mean
  9. miserable
  10. misguided
  11. mournful
  12. nauseated
  13. not perfect
  14. obnoxious
  15. out of my mind
  16. out of sorts
  17. out-of-control
  18. out-of-line
  19. overly critical
  20. pathetic
  21. regretful
  22. remorseful
  23. reprehensible
  24. repulsive
  25. responsible for this
  26. ridiculous
  27. rotten
  28. sad
  29. saddened
  30. self-absorbed
  31. self-centered
  1. despairing
  2. disgraced
  3. disgraceful
  4. disgusting
  5. dishonest
  6. distressed
  7. disturbed
  8. embarrassed
  9. filled with regret
  10. forever sorry
  11. forgetful
  12. full of sorrow
  13. genuinely sorry
  14. going to make this right
  15. greedy
  16. guilt-ridden
  17. guilty
  18. heartbroken
  19. heartsick
  20. heartsore
  21. heavyhearted
  22. heinous
  23. horrible
  24. humbled
  25. humiliated
  26. hurtful
  27. idiotic
  28. ill-tempered
  29. immoral
  30. impulsive
  31. in pain
  1. selfish
  2. shameful
  3. shameless
  4. sick
  5. sick with myself
  6. sickened
  7. sleepless
  8. so terribly sorry
  9. sorrowful
  10. sorry
  11. stupid
  12. tearful
  13. terrible
  14. troubled
  15. two-faced
  16. unacceptable
  17. underhanded
  18. unethical
  19. unfair
  20. unfaithful
  21. unjustifiable
  22. unthoughtful
  23. unworthy
  24. upset
  25. willing to do anything
  26. willing to get help
  27. wrapped up in myself
  28. wretched
  29. wrong
  1. a better person
  2. accepting
  3. all heart
  4. always there for me
  5. amazing
  6. an angel
  7. angelic
  8. angry
  9. caring
  10. compassionate
  11. courageous
  12. deserving
  13. disappointed
  1. my best friend
  2. my everything
  3. my happiness
  4. my number one
  5. my other half
  6. my soul mate
  7. my strength
  8. my sunshine
  9. open-minded
  10. principled
  11. responsible
  12. right
  13. right to be angry
  1. emotional
  2. faithful
  3. forgiving
  4. honest
  5. hurting
  6. in pain
  7. in the right
  8. innocent
  9. irreplaceable
  10. justified
  11. kind
  12. kindhearted
  13. loved
  1. sacrificing
  2. sensitive
  3. so important to me
  4. tender-hearted
  5. trusting
  6. trustworthy
  7. understanding
  8. unsure
  9. upset
  10. wise
  11. wronged
  1. a crime
  2. a grouch
  3. a second chance
  4. accident
  5. accusation
  6. action
  7. amends
  8. anger
  9. anguish
  10. apology
  11. attitude
  12. bad judgment
  13. bad mood
  14. behavior
  15. betrayal
  16. bitterness
  17. blame
  18. blunder
  19. bond
  20. catastrophe
  21. conscience
  22. crazy
  23. damage
  24. deceit
  25. deception
  26. disagreement
  27. disappointment
  28. disaster
  29. disgrace
  1. injury
  2. insult
  3. intention
  4. ire
  5. lack of judgement
  6. lies
  7. loss
  8. love
  9. lying
  10. misery
  11. misfortune
  12. mistake
  13. mistaken
  14. morality
  15. outburst
  16. outrage
  17. pain
  18. pang
  19. patience
  20. peace offering
  21. plea
  22. problem
  23. promise
  24. qualm
  25. rage
  26. reaction
  27. regret
  28. regretfulness
  29. relationship
  1. emotion
  2. error
  3. event
  4. excuse
  5. failure
  6. faith
  7. fault
  8. feelings
  9. fool
  10. forgiveness
  11. forgiving
  12. friend
  13. friendship
  14. frustration
  15. fury
  16. goof-up
  17. greed
  18. grief
  19. grouchiness
  20. guilt
  21. heart pang
  22. heartbreak
  23. heat of the moment
  24. hissy fit
  25. honesty
  26. hurt
  27. hypocrite
  28. idiot
  29. incident
  1. reproach
  2. resentment
  3. sadness
  4. second chance
  5. secrets
  6. self-condemnation
  7. self-disgust
  8. self-reproach
  9. selfishness
  10. shame
  11. sincerity
  12. sorrow
  13. storm
  14. stupidity
  15. tantrum
  16. tears
  17. temper
  18. temper tantrum
  19. the pits
  20. time
  21. trust
  22. truth
  23. victim
  24. woe
  25. wound
  26. wrongdoing
  27. yelling
  1. abuse
  2. abuse trust
  3. accept
  4. accept an apology
  5. accuse
  6. acknowledge
  7. act out
  8. admit
  9. agonize
  10. antagonize
  11. apologize
  12. argue
  13. ask forgiveness
  14. assure
  15. be a better person
  16. be deceitful
  17. be disturbed
  18. be greedy
  19. be in the wrong
  20. be sorry for
  21. be upset about
  22. be wrong
  23. beg
  24. beg forgiveness
  25. behave
  26. bemoan
  27. betray
  28. bicker
  29. blame
  30. blow up
  31. break
  32. break trust
  33. bring about
  34. can't sleep
  35. care
  36. catch in the act
  37. cause pain
  38. cause unhappiness
  39. change
  40. cheat
  41. come clean
  42. control anger
  43. control emotions
  44. criticize
  45. crush
  46. cry
  47. cry over
  48. damage
  49. deplore
  1. injure
  2. insult
  3. kick oneself
  4. lament
  5. lash out
  6. let down
  7. lie
  8. look back
  9. look forward to
  10. lose
  11. lose control
  12. lose sleep
  13. lose trust
  14. love
  15. make a mistake
  16. make amends
  17. make cry
  18. make it better
  19. make it up to
  20. make right
  21. make up
  22. make you feel bad
  23. mend
  24. mess up
  25. miscalculate
  26. miss
  27. mistreat
  28. misuse
  29. mourn
  30. move forward
  31. move past
  32. never happen again
  33. offend
  34. overcome
  35. own up to
  36. pardon
  37. patch
  38. pity
  39. plead guilty
  40. pray
  41. promise
  42. provoke
  43. punish
  44. put down
  45. realize
  46. rebuild
  47. reconsider
  48. rectify
  49. regain trust
  1. deserve better
  2. despair
  3. destroy
  4. disagree
  5. disappoint
  6. disgrace
  7. distress
  8. do anything
  9. do wrong to
  10. double-cross
  11. dump on
  12. ease
  13. embarrass
  14. embitter
  15. erase
  16. excuse
  17. express
  18. express regret
  19. express remorse
  20. fabricate
  21. fail
  22. feel
  23. feel awful
  24. feel heartsick
  25. feel remorse
  26. feel sick inside
  27. feel sorry
  28. feel terrible
  29. fight
  30. find fault
  31. fix
  32. forgive
  33. fuck up
  34. get carried away
  35. get help
  36. get mad
  37. get off my chest
  38. get revenge
  39. go into a rage
  40. goof up
  41. grieve
  42. grieve over
  43. harm
  44. hate
  45. hate myself
  46. heal
  47. hope
  48. hug
  49. humiliate
  1. remedy
  2. repair
  3. repent
  4. reproach
  5. resent
  6. right
  7. right a wrong
  8. ruin
  9. say I'm sorry
  10. say sorry
  11. scar
  12. should have
  13. sing the blues
  14. soften your heart
  15. sort out
  16. start again
  17. start fresh
  18. start new
  19. start over
  20. stop
  21. straighten things out
  22. strike
  23. suffer
  24. swear
  25. take back
  26. take into account
  27. take it back
  28. take it out on you
  29. take responsibility
  30. take the blame
  31. tell a lie
  32. tell the truth
  33. treat better
  34. trust
  35. turn back the clock
  36. turn on
  37. understand
  38. undo
  39. undo the past
  40. upset
  41. vex
  42. violate
  43. wish
  44. work out
  45. worry
  46. wound
  47. wrong you
  48. yell at
  1. can you find it in your heart to you forgive me?
  2. fighting with you feels like a dagger in my chest
  3. give me another chance
  4. give me another opportunity to prove to you how much I love you
  5. guilt burns in my heart thinking of all the hurt that you must have felt
  6. have faith in us
  7. I acted in the heat of the moment
  8. I acted like a fool
  9. I acted out of anger/confusion
  10. I am deeply ashamed of my terrible judgment and my actions
  11. I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior
  12. I am disgusted with myself
  13. I am not perfect, but I promise to be better
  14. I am really, truly sorry
  15. I am sorry for the disappointment, the betrayal, and the hurt
  16. I am sorry for what has happened and I know that I need some help
  17. I assure you that things will be different
  18. I beg your forgiveness
  19. I can't live without you
  20. I deserve all the anger and resentment from you after what I have put you through
  21. I did not mean to take you for granted
  22. I don't deserve to be forgiven
  23. I don't have any excuses - I did what I did
  24. I don't know how to make things better between us, but I can start by saying I'm sorry
  25. I feel rotten inside
  26. I got carried away
  1. I will learn to control my emotions
  2. I will regain your trust over time
  3. I will right all wrongs
  4. I wish I could take back all of those horrible things I said
  5. I wish I could turn back the clock
  6. I wish I could undo the past
  7. I won’t quit until you accept my apology
  8. I would never intentionally hurt you
  9. I'll do anything for a second chance
  10. I'll do anything to make this up to you
  11. I'll do whatever it takes
  12. I'm so ashamed of what I said
  13. I'm sorry I made you so upset
  14. I'm sorry that I hurt you so badly
  15. I've done you wrong
  16. I've never been more sorry in my life
  17. I've spent so many sleepless nights
  18. it's all my fault
  19. let me make it up to you
  20. let's go back to square one
  21. let's move forward from this
  22. let's start anew
  23. let’s get our life back on track again
  24. let’s put things back as they were
  25. my actions cannot be justified
  26. my heart is full of sorrow and regret
  1. I have betrayed your trust
  2. I have failed you as a partner and a friend
  3. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me
  4. I hope you can trust me again
  5. I know I have lost your trust
  6. I know I've committed an unforgivable mistake
  7. I know it will take time
  8. I know the difference between right and wrong
  9. I know this apology does little to heal the pain
  10. I know what you must be going through
  11. I know you are very upset
  12. I miss what we once shared
  13. I miss you so much
  14. I never meant to cause you pain
  15. I pray that you forgive me and we can move forward
  16. I promise you a future with more laughter and less tears
  17. I realize that saying that I'm sorry might not be enough to address the pain I have caused you
  18. I seek your forgiveness
  19. I swear on my life it will never happen again
  20. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions
  21. I understand if you hate me
  22. I was out of line
  23. I will change my ways
  24. I will control my anger
  25. I will fix this, I promise
  26. I will get help
  1. one day we will be glad that we didn't walk away from each other
  2. only time will prove my love for you
  3. please accept my apology
  4. please accept my heartfelt apologies
  5. please accept these words as a peace offering
  6. please don't let this ruin our relationship
  7. please don't lose faith in me
  8. please don't walk away
  9. please excuse my actions
  10. so lonely, so guilty, so sorry
  11. sometimes I don't see things clearly
  12. sometimes you just need to say "I'm sorry"
  13. the damage is done
  14. the guilt is unbearable
  15. the wound in your heart requires time to heal
  16. there's no excuse for what I did
  17. things were said, feelings were hurt
  18. this is 100% my fault
  19. unless you forgive, I can’t forget!
  20. what I did was morally unacceptable
  21. when you are angry at me, my world is dark
  22. words cannot express all of my remorse and regret
  23. words fail to say how sorry I am
  24. you are the love of my life - please come back to me
  25. you have every right to be angry
  26. you mean everything to me