What is another word for regret?
1034 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪɡɹˈɛt], [ ɹɪɡɹˈɛt], [ ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for regret:- disappointment (noun)
- discontent (noun)
- dissatisfaction (noun)
- feeling (noun)
- grief (noun)
- guilt (noun)
- heartbreak (noun)
- penitence (noun)
- pity (noun)
- qualm (noun)
- regret (noun)
- repentance (noun)
- sorrow (noun)
- tear/tears (noun)
- woe (noun)
- apologize (verb)
- bemoan (verb)
- be upset about (verb)
- bewail (verb)
- communication (verb)
- cry (verb)
- dislike (verb)
- grieve (verb)
- lament (verb)
- mislike (verb)
- mope (verb)
- mourn (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- repent (verb)
- repine (verb)
- other synonyms
- cry
- dislike
- humiliation
- lament
- refuse
- remorse
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Regret:
n.
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- desolation.
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- excuse.
- unfulfillment,
- lack of success,
- adverse fate,
- disillusionments,
- bafflement,
- non-success,
- the knocks,
- nonsuccess.
- dis mays,
- dis quiets,
- dis tastes,
- dis taste,
- dis inclinations,
- dis-inclination,
- dis approval,
- dis inclination,
- dis comforts,
- de-solations,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis likings,
- dis-may,
- dis-inclinations,
- de solations,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis-tastes,
- de solation,
- dis may,
- dis-likings,
- dis approvals,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis-mays,
- dis quiet,
- querulousnesses,
- dis-approvals,
- dis comfort,
- in-disposition,
- dislikings,
- dis-approval,
- dis-taste,
- in disposition,
- dis-comfort,
- in-dispositions,
- de-solation,
- malcontentments,
- in dispositions,
- dis-quiet,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-quiets.
- Malefaction,
- answerability,
- self-condemnation,
- blameworthiness,
- criminalities,
- sinfulness,
- malefactions,
- Peccability,
- criminality,
- self-reproach.
- fore-boding,
- mis-doubt,
- un eases,
- pre-sentiment,
- mis giving,
- re-monstrance,
- pre sentiments,
- mis-doubts,
- mis-trust,
- in decision,
- re-monstrances,
- fore boding,
- in securities,
- in decisions,
- in-security,
- un-certainty,
- un-eases,
- in-decisions,
- un-certainties,
- un-ease,
- mis doubts,
- mis-giving,
- in-securities,
- in-decision,
- re monstrance,
- mis doubt,
- un certainty,
- un certainties,
- re monstrances,
- fore bodings,
- pre-sentiments,
- mis trusts,
- mis trust.
v.
•apologize (verb) •bemoan (verb)- beating breast,
- sang blues,
- be-moans,
- wept for,
- beating one breast,
- moaned over,
- be-moaning,
- be-moaned,
- be moan,
- sings blues,
- beats ones breast,
- beating ones breast,
- grieving for,
- grieved for,
- beat ones breast,
- sing blues,
- sang the blues,
- beats one's breast,
- cried over spilled milk,
- crying over spilled milk,
- moans over,
- moaning over,
- be-moan,
- cries over spilled milk,
- be moans,
- weeps for,
- be moaning,
- beat one breast,
- weeping for,
- sung blues,
- sings the blues,
- sung the blues,
- grieves for,
- beating one's breast,
- singing blues,
- beats one breast,
- beats breast,
- beat breast,
- be moaned.
- look back,
- lament,
- deplore,
- be sorry for,
- disapprove,
- feel sorry,
- cry over,
- moan,
- feel uneasy,
- weep,
- deprecate,
- kick oneself,
- be disturbed,
- have compunctions.
- be wails,
- be-wail,
- be-wails,
- be-wailing,
- eating heart out,
- weeping over,
- ate heart out,
- expresses sorrow,
- expressed sorrow,
- eats heart out,
- be wailing,
- be wail,
- weeps over,
- be wailed,
- be-wailed.
- let all out,
- letting all out,
- dissolving in tears,
- bursts into tears,
- putting the weeps,
- rings blues,
- rang blues,
- putting weeps,
- bursted into tears,
- boohoos,
- ring blues,
- letting it out,
- turning waterworks,
- put weeps,
- put on weeps,
- brake down,
- puts weeps,
- broke down,
- dissolves tears,
- burst in to tears,
- puts the weeps,
- ringing the blues,
- dissolved tears,
- shedding bitter tears,
- turned on waterworks,
- lets it all out,
- putting on the weeps,
- letted it out,
- letted go,
- put the weeps,
- putting on weeps,
- puts on the weeps,
- bursted in to tears,
- bursting into tears,
- turned waterworks,
- turns on waterworks,
- letting it all out,
- dissolve tears,
- ringed blues,
- turns waterworks,
- lets it out,
- ringing blues,
- turn waterworks,
- rang the blues,
- dissolving tears,
- bursting in to tears,
- ringed the blues,
- letted out,
- letted it all out,
- turning on waterworks,
- bursts in to tears,
- letted all out,
- rings the blues,
- puts on weeps,
- dissolves in tears,
- lets out,
- breaks down,
- sheds bitter tears,
- lets all out.
- bears malice toward,
- dis-approve,
- art averse to,
- are allergic to,
- is turned off to,
- are turned off to,
- hast no stomach for,
- wert turned off to,
- are turned to,
- dis-favors,
- being averse to,
- dis-relishes,
- antipathized,
- dis esteeming,
- de-tested,
- dis-esteeming,
- wert turned to,
- hadst hard feelings,
- is averse to,
- dis favors,
- de testing,
- dis-esteems,
- dis liked,
- shudders at,
- dis-approving,
- dis favoring,
- hast no taste for,
- dis esteemed,
- being allergic to,
- dis esteem,
- has hard feelings,
- was turned off to,
- re sent,
- antipathizes,
- is allergic to,
- lost interest in,
- shuddered at,
- made faces at,
- bearing malice toward,
- had hard feelings,
- hath no taste for,
- being turned to,
- dis approving,
- beared malice toward,
- wast averse to,
- are averse to,
- dis-favor,
- dis-relished,
- am allergic to,
- re sents,
- am averse to,
- makes faces at,
- hath no stomach for,
- wert allergic to,
- loses interest in,
- art turned off to,
- wast turned to,
- dis liking,
- wast allergic to,
- dis-relish,
- haddest no stomach for,
- was allergic to,
- were allergic to,
- be turned to,
- shuddering at,
- objecting to,
- dis-relishing,
- de-testing,
- had no stomach for,
- not enduring,
- is turned to,
- losing interest in,
- not feel likes,
- having no stomach for,
- dis-esteemed,
- haddest no taste for,
- has no taste for,
- dis esteems,
- hast hard feelings,
- dis-approved,
- dis-approves,
- am turned off to,
- dis favored,
- dis-favored,
- were turned to,
- dis relish,
- objected to,
- had no taste for,
- wast turned off to,
- hadst no taste for,
- looked down on,
- not appreciating,
- were averse to,
- has no stomach for,
- not endures,
- grosseds out on,
- dis-liking,
- art turned to,
- dis favor,
- art allergic to,
- dis approve,
- objects to,
- was averse to,
- hath hard feelings,
- making faces at,
- was turned to,
- being turned off to,
- dis-favoring,
- re-sent,
- grossedded out on,
- dis relished,
- grossedding out on,
- dis relishing,
- having hard feelings,
- de tested,
- dis relishes,
- not feel liking,
- re-sents,
- dis approved,
- antipathizing,
- not feel liked,
- dis approves,
- dis-esteem,
- haddest hard feelings,
- dis-liked,
- hadst no stomach for,
- not appreciates,
- not appreciated,
- were turned off to,
- not endured,
- bare malice toward,
- am turned to,
- wert averse to,
- having no taste for,
- bore malice toward.
- crying a river,
- hanged crepe,
- eating one's heart out,
- eating one heart out,
- took hard,
- eat one heart out,
- crying river,
- ate one heart out,
- cry river,
- takes hard,
- ate ones heart out,
- taking it hard,
- ate one's heart out,
- eats one heart out,
- cried a river,
- eats one's heart out,
- takes it hard,
- eating ones heart out,
- taking hard,
- cried river,
- take hard,
- eats ones heart out,
- cries a river,
- eat ones heart out,
- hung crepe,
- took it hard,
- hanging crepe,
- hangs crepe,
- cries river.
- mis liked,
- had no use for,
- has no use for,
- haddest no use for,
- mis-liked,
- hath no use for,
- mis-liking,
- mis liking,
- hadst no use for,
- hast no use for.
- being apathetic,
- being in a funk,
- be a funk,
- were in a funk,
- wert gloomy,
- were down the mouth,
- sweating over,
- wear long face,
- wast gloomy,
- are gloomy,
- are down in the mouth,
- being gloomy,
- am gloomy,
- was down the mouth,
- are down in mouth,
- is apathetic,
- wast apathetic,
- be down the mouth,
- wert down the mouth,
- am apathetic,
- stewing over,
- wast a funk,
- art gloomy,
- were down in the mouth,
- is a funk,
- are in a funk,
- being down in the mouth,
- am a funk,
- were funk,
- were apathetic,
- wert a funk,
- be down mouth,
- being funk,
- am down in mouth,
- was down mouth,
- wert down in mouth,
- was down in mouth,
- wears a long face,
- pined away,
- being down mouth,
- is down in the mouth,
- wast down mouth,
- lost heart,
- am in a funk,
- was in funk,
- being down in mouth,
- sweats over,
- stewed over,
- are down the mouth,
- wearing long face,
- sweated over,
- art apathetic,
- wore long face,
- be down in mouth,
- is funk,
- wert down in the mouth,
- wast in funk,
- be in funk,
- wast down in mouth,
- wast down in the mouth,
- am down in the mouth,
- is down the mouth,
- is in a funk,
- was in a funk,
- is down mouth,
- losing heart,
- art in funk,
- is down in mouth,
- were in funk,
- being a funk,
- were a funk,
- are in funk,
- are apathetic,
- are down mouth,
- were gloomy,
- wast in a funk,
- was down in the mouth,
- art a funk,
- are a funk,
- is in funk,
- pining away,
- was a funk,
- are funk,
- wore a long face,
- wert funk,
- was funk,
- art in a funk,
- wast funk,
- pines away,
- am down the mouth,
- wearing a long face,
- am down mouth,
- loses heart,
- was apathetic,
- is gloomy,
- be funk,
- wert apathetic,
- wert down mouth,
- art funk,
- being in funk,
- wears long face,
- were down mouth,
- being down the mouth,
- wert in a funk,
- wert in funk,
- stews over,
- wast down the mouth,
- were down in mouth,
- was gloomy.
- being sad,
- is brokenhearted,
- wast brokenhearted,
- was sad,
- wearing black,
- art sad,
- being brokenhearted,
- was brokenhearted,
- is sad,
- wert sad,
- were sad,
- art brokenhearted,
- wears black,
- are brokenhearted,
- wert brokenhearted,
- longed for,
- were brokenhearted,
- wrung hands,
- wrings hands,
- wringing hands,
- am sad,
- are sad,
- wore black,
- wast sad,
- am brokenhearted.
- re-probated,
- refusing receive,
- turn one back on,
- dis-allowing,
- dis sents,
- dis according,
- not buys,
- not budged,
- dis allowing,
- re-probate,
- re-buffing,
- not buying,
- gave thumbs down to,
- sends regrets,
- de clines,
- refused to receive,
- re fuse,
- nixed,
- re-fuses,
- made excuses,
- sets aside,
- dis-allow,
- with drawn,
- dis-according,
- with draws,
- turning one back on,
- re-fusing,
- with-drawing,
- with held,
- re fused,
- pro testing,
- with-draw,
- re buffed,
- making excuses,
- passes up,
- turned one back on,
- dis allow,
- sending off,
- turning back on,
- turns one's back on,
- not bought,
- de-clines,
- re buffing,
- pro-testing,
- turning deaf ear to,
- re probate,
- refuses to receive,
- giving thumbs down to,
- sends off,
- makes excuses,
- re-buffed,
- de cline,
- re-fused,
- re-probates,
- turns one back on,
- turned ones back on,
- refusing to receive,
- gives thumbs down to,
- not budgeted,
- with-drew,
- begging off,
- begs off,
- refuse receive,
- dis-sents,
- re-buffs,
- turns back on,
- not budgets,
- refuses receive,
- pro tested,
- turning from,
- turning one's back on,
- turned deaf ear to,
- dis-allowed,
- re buff,
- sent regrets,
- turns from,
- dis-sent,
- dis-allows,
- dis accord,
- dis sent,
- turns ones back on,
- with holding,
- turn ones back on,
- turned from,
- passing up,
- with drawing,
- with-drawn,
- with drew,
- re fuses,
- with-holds,
- with holds,
- not budges,
- dis-accorded,
- dis-accord,
- dis accords,
- with draw,
- not budging,
- dis-accords,
- sending regrets,
- turned one's back on,
- re fusing,
- with hold,
- refused receive,
- with-held,
- pro-tested,
- de-cline,
- re buffs,
- dis allowed,
- turning ones back on,
- sent off,
- dis allows,
- turns deaf ear to,
- begged off,
- not budgeting,
- re probating,
- with-hold,
- dis accorded,
- re-fuse.
- hadst qualms,
- are sorry,
- feeling remorse,
- re formed,
- re form,
- is sorry,
- has qualms,
- haddest qualms,
- re forms,
- wert ashamed,
- had qualms,
- was contrite,
- am contrite,
- re forming,
- seeing error ways,
- were sorry,
- being sorry,
- re-forms,
- were contrite,
- see error ways,
- sees error of ways,
- wert contrite,
- are ashamed,
- am sorry,
- having qualms,
- wast sorry,
- reproaching oneself,
- was ashamed,
- were ashamed,
- sees error ways,
- wast contrite,
- hath qualms,
- art sorry,
- wert sorry,
- was sorry,
- art contrite,
- Re-forming,
- being contrite,
- is contrite,
- is ashamed,
- being ashamed,
- hast qualms,
- saw error of ways,
- seeing error of ways,
- shows penitence,
- saw error ways,
- reproaches oneself,
- are contrite,
- reproached oneself,
- showing penitence,
- art ashamed,
- wast ashamed,
- showed penitence,
- am ashamed.
Other synonyms:
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- discontentment,
- death wish,
- disenchantment,
- slough,
- darkness,
- wrench,
- penitential,
- disillusionment,
- disgruntlement,
- pay for,
- get down,
- remorsefulness,
- pine,
- dejection,
- Compunctious,
- blues,
- self-pity,
- mea culpa,
- Penitency,
- come apart,
- discouragement,
- depression.
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- impenitent,
- hurt,
- agony,
- rejection,
- contrite,
- repentant,
- remorseful,
- loss,
- sink,
- penitent,
- apologetic,
- upset,
- regretful,
- unrepentant.
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- remorseless,
- void.
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- smart.
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- letdown.
- mewl,
- shedding tears,
- let out,
- keened,
- blubs,
- Boohooing,
- letting go,
- dissolved in tears,
- keens,
- letting out,
- burst into tears,
- Mewled,
- put on the weeps,
- ring the blues,
- blubbed,
- squalling,
- Mewling,
- breaking down,
- sigh,
- blub,
- Boohooed,
- lets go,
- Boohoo,
- mewls,
- whine,
- keening,
- let it out,
- Squalled,
- shed tears,
- sheds tears,
- let it all out,
- shed bitter tears,
- blubbing,
- break down,
- turn on waterworks,
- let go,
- groan,
- dissolve in tears.
- shudder at,
- Disfavoring,
- be allergic to,
- make faces at,
- Disfavored,
- not appreciate,
- have no stomach for,
- be turned off to,
- be averse to,
- have hard feelings,
- bear malice toward,
- not take kindly to,
- have no taste for,
- Mislike,
- not feel like,
- loathe,
- lose interest in,
- grossed out on,
- not endure,
- Antipathize,
- not care for,
- object to.
- Refusing,
- turn away,
- give thumbs down to,
- beg off,
- not care to,
- nixing,
- turned away,
- turning away,
- turn deaf ear to,
- turn from,
- Reprobating,
- not budge,
- send off,
- turn back on,
- refuse to receive,
- not buy,
- Reprobated,
- pass up,
- turns away,
- make excuses,
- passed up,
- not budget,
- send regrets,
- turned back on,
- setting aside,
- turn one's back on.
- agonize,
- worry,
- sadness,
- penance,
- compassion,
- concern,
- despondency,
- misgiving,
- doleful,
- reclaim,
- publicly,
- condemn,
- mourning,
- fretful,
- conscience,
- recant,
- bad,
- be alarmed,
- cold comfort,
- acknowledge,
- contritely,
- mournfulness,
- suffer,
- reparation,
- gloomy,
- guilty conscience,
- downcast,
- reluctance,
- acknowledgment,
- second thoughts,
- dreary,
- pitiful,
- unhappiness,
- sorrowfully,
- distress,
- compassionate,
- shamefulness,
- lament for,
- lust,
- Hypercriticism,
- wretchedness,
- ruefully,
- brood over,
- shamefastness,
- cheerless,
- regretfully,
- sadly,
- anguish,
- embarrassment,
- plead guilty,
- defective,
- melancholy,
- in public,
- bad conscience,
- condole with,
- look blue,
- pathetic,
- amends,
- self-mortification,
- refusal,
- lugubrious,
- Overtly,
- repining,
- humiliation,
- unregretting,
- compunction,
- herb of grace,
- penalty,
- scruple,
- regrets,
- Regretting,
- look glum,
- sad,
- resentful,
- dismal,
- disclose,
- gloom,
- complain,
- regretfulness,
- insufficient,
- rueful,
- dole,
- self-disgust,
- sulk,
- remorsefully,
- care,
- abject apology,
- think better of,
- depreciate,
- resent,
- wistfulness,
- despair,
- look black,
- take on,
- dolorous,
- lamentable,
- humble oneself,
- shamefacedness,
- nostalgia,
- belittle,
- ayenbite of inwit,
- deplorable,
- covet,
- expiate,
- entreat,
- demur,
- do penance,
- take to heart,
- criticize,
- torment,
- publically,
- self-punishment,
- funereal,
- turn down,
- dejected,
- pang,
- fret,
- generally,
- be penitent,
- homesickness,
- pensive,
- feel sorry for,
- malaise,
- dark,
- repentantly,
- chagrin,
- be upset,
- taking on,
- inadequate,
- yearn,
- self-accusation,
- deficient,
- sorrowfulness,
- keen,
- openly,
- heart-burning,
- grumble,
- Apologies,
- annoyance,
- discomfort,
- uneasiness,
- bitterness,
- submit,
- pardon,
- hesitation,
- miserable,
- beg pardon,
- be discontented,
- punishment,
- suffering.
Paraphrases for Regret:
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
regretful.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Verb, base form
lament.
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Verb, base form
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
regrets.
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Noun, singular or mass
Regretting, disappointment, pity, grief, deplore, displeasure, repentance, spite, chagrin, sympathy, dissatisfaction, consternation, disillusionment, bitterness, distaste, sadness, frustration, disapproval, disenchantment, disgust, discontent, mourn, distress, Deploring.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Regret:
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n.
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upset over past action
contentment, relief, comfort, satisfaction, calmness, happiness, joy, negligence, contentedness, ignorance, delight, pleasure.
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Other antonyms:
impenitence, remorselessness.
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upset over past action
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v.
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be upset about
be happy, endorse, be content, be satisfied, approve, praise.
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be upset about
Homophones for Regret:
- rearguard, reassert, recruit, recreate, required, raw recruit, re-create, recorded, reassured, Richard Ii, rice rat, Raja Radiata, resort, rag gourd, Richard I, record, ricardo, rough-haired, rose-root, rose-red, racecard, ragwort, Richard Iii, regard, race riot.
Hypernym for Regret:
n.
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feeling
contrition, compunction, remorse, self-reproach, attrition, contriteness.
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feeling
v.
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communication
fear.
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communication
Hyponym for Regret:
n.
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feeling
sadness, unhappiness.
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feeling
v.
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emotion
feel, miss, experience.
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emotion