Another Word for Guilty

Mild · A little, in the background

sheepish

Mildly embarrassed after a small mistake.

a bit bad

Casual phrase for light guilt you can shrug off.

apologetic

You want to say sorry and mean it.

uneasy

Your conscience is nudging you.

regretful

You wish you had made a different choice.

self-conscious

Aware your mistake might have been noticed.

on the hook

Informal, you know it is your responsibility to fix.

Moderate · Clearly there, hard to ignore

remorseful

Genuinely sorry, with a wish to make amends.

contrite

Sincerely apologetic and ready to change.

conscience-stricken

Your conscience will not let it go.

penitent

Sorry and willing to pay some price for it.

rueful

Regret with a hint of self-aware humor.

responsible

You own the outcome, without beating yourself up.

guilt-ridden

Guilt is filling your thoughts most of the day.

Intense · Strong, taking over

ashamed

Guilt that has turned into feeling bad about who you are.

tormented

Guilt that keeps you up at night.

self-reproachful

Constantly blaming yourself.

mortified

Intense embarrassment mixed with guilt.

consumed by guilt

Guilt is crowding out everything else.

haunted

An old wrong keeps returning to your mind.

wretched

Utterly miserable about what you did.

I feel guilty about missing her call.

I feel a bit bad about missing her call, I will ring her tonight.

I feel guilty about what I said.

I feel remorseful about what I said and want to apologize properly.

I feel guilty eating dessert.

I feel sheepish about the second slice, but it was worth it.

He feels guilty about the accident.

He is haunted by the accident, even years later.