remorseful vs contrite

remorseful and contrite both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remorseful	No	Yes	No	No
contrite	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, remorseful and contrite are synonyms defined as:

remorseful and contrite: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Other synonyms of remorseful include rueful, ruthful.

remorseful (adjective)	contrite (adjective)
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses