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Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪɡɹˈɛt], [ ɹɪɡɹˈɛt], [ ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_t]
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Similar words for regret:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- disappointment (noun)
- discontent (noun)
- dissatisfaction (noun)
- feeling (noun)
- grief (noun)
- guilt (noun)
- heartbreak (noun)
- other relevant words (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
- other relevant words
- refuse
- remorse
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Regret:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)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.
- lamentation,
- insecurity,
- sorrow,
- querulousness,
- qualm,
- purgatory,
- contriteness,
- Infelicities,
- wailing,
- grief,
- lachryma,
- malcontentment,
- sorriness,
- guilt,
- big trouble,
- heartbreak,
- remorse,
- in security,
- discontent,
- sob act,
- disappointment,
- woe,
- pity,
- malcontents,
- teardrop,
- head ache,
- waterworks,
- penitence,
- ruth,
- Cryings,
- repentance,
- pangs of conscience,
- infelicity,
- dissatisfaction,
- weepings,
- teardrops.
- 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.
- repine,
- long for,
- grumped,
- beat one's breast,
- be brokenhearted,
- heartache,
- eat heart out,
- repent,
- grieve,
- lose heart,
- N,
- felt remorse,
- bale,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- weep over,
- dolour,
- grumping,
- NS,
- dislike,
- afflict,
- Sensibilities,
- longing for,
- singing the blues,
- affliction,
- ail,
- have no use for,
- infliction,
- be in a funk,
- Ned,
- be sorry,
- genius,
- teen,
- Regretted,
- complaint,
- feelings,
- cry over spilled milk,
- refuse,
- Moaned,
- hang crepe,
- cry,
- cry a river,
- have qualms,
- Idled,
- take it hard,
- longs for,
- susceptibility,
- feels remorse,
- expressing sorrow,
- re-formed,
- travail,
- wear black,
- stew over,
- dolor,
- having no use for,
- sweat over,
- heart,
- rue,
- pine away,
- mope,
- be gloomy,
- misery,
- express sorrow,
- bewail,
- Susceptivity,
- eat one's heart out,
- moan over,
- see error of ways,
- screw,
- reproach oneself,
- be down in the mouth,
- susceptibleness,
- Rued,
- wear a long face,
- grieve for,
- feel remorse,
- affection,
- calamity,
- wring hands,
- sing the blues,
- be ashamed,
- bemoan,
- be contrite,
- be sad,
- show penitence,
- wept over,
- anguished,
- mourn,
- pain,
- weep for,
- be apathetic,
- quick.
- 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.
How to use "Regret" in context?
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regret is a word that is often used to describe negative feelings after making a decision. It is important to be aware that regret has many different meanings. Some people may regret choosing to do something that led to negative consequences. Other people may regret for the decision making process itself, even if the outcome was positive.
Regardless of the reason, regret is a common feeling. It is often a sign that we are thinking critically about our decisions and trying to make best choices. Regret can motivate us to do better in the future, and can help us learn from our mistakes.
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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
bitterness, chagrin, consternation, deplore, disappointment, disapproval, discontent, disenchantment, disgust, disillusionment, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distaste, distress, frustration, grief, mourn, pity, repentance, sadness, spite, sympathy, Deploring, Regretting.
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Proper noun, singular
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.
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
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