so sorry

Please forgive me

So sorry is a formulaic apology, often used when the speaker wants to express sympathy rather than accept blame: I'm so sorry for your loss.

It can sound genuinely heartfelt or perfunctory depending on tone.

Used sarcastically, it dismisses rather than apologizes: Oh, so sorry I inconvenienced you.

Opposites
remorse/apology

so sorryunapologetic

Showing no remorse

unrepentant · defiant · no regrets · shameless · remorseless

emotional engagement

so sorryindifferent

Lacking interest or concern

dismissive · couldn't care less · whatever · unbothered · don't care

sympathy/condolence

so sorryserves you right

Earned negative consequence

good riddance · unsympathetic · callous · heartless · cruel

Family

sorry, sorrow, sorrowful, sorrowfully, sorrowing, sorrows, sorrier, sorriest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G