What is another word for rueful?
367 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹˈuːfə͡l], [ ɹˈuːfəl], [ ɹ_ˈuː_f_əl]Table of Contents
Similar words for rueful:- apologetic (adjective)
- doleful (adjective)
- dolorous (adjective)
- guilty (adjective)
- hurt (adjective)
- lamentable (adjective)
- miserable (adjective)
- pathetic (adjective)
- piteous (adjective)
- pitiable (adjective)
- plaintive (adjective)
- poor (adjective)
- regretful (adjective)
- remorseful (adjective)
- sorrowful (adjective)
- contrite (noun)
- other synonyms
- embarrassed
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Rueful:
adj.
•apologetic (adjective)- selfincriminating,
- most self-incriminating,
- on ones knees,
- more supplicating,
- expiatory,
- most attritional,
- more self-incriminating,
- most selfincriminating,
- most atoning,
- self effacing,
- more attritional,
- on knees,
- most supplicating,
- most propitiatory,
- on one knees,
- selfeffacing,
- more atoning,
- self incriminating,
- most self incriminating,
- more self incriminating,
- more propitiatory,
- more selfincriminating.
- most heart-rending,
- heart rending,
- more heart rending,
- most dolorific,
- most dolesome,
- more dolesome,
- most heart rending,
- more heart-rending,
- more dolorific.
- more mauled,
- more marred,
- un happiest,
- more cut,
- more scratched,
- more battered,
- more piqued,
- more tortured,
- more bruised,
- more disfigured,
- more nicked,
- more crushed,
- dis tressed,
- more contused,
- shookest,
- most agonized,
- most buffeted,
- more scraped,
- most scarred,
- most battered,
- more lacerated,
- more warped,
- most scratched,
- more agonized,
- warped,
- more grazed,
- un happy,
- most tortured,
- more bleeding,
- most scraped,
- Mauled,
- miffed,
- more scarred,
- pained,
- most mauled,
- most piqued,
- shooker,
- most disfigured,
- most nicked,
- dis-figured,
- un happier,
- un-happy,
- most bleeding,
- most marred,
- most shot,
- wounded,
- most contused,
- dis figured,
- dis-tressed,
- struck,
- more buffeted,
- more shot,
- more suffering,
- most crushed,
- most warped,
- most cut,
- most bruised,
- more hit,
- most grazed,
- most suffering,
- most hit,
- most lacerated.
- more godawful,
- more god-awful,
- most hurting,
- most god awful,
- un-favorable,
- more hurting,
- more god awful,
- un favorable,
- god awful,
- un fortunate,
- un-satisfactory,
- un-fortunate,
- most god-awful,
- un satisfactory,
- most godawful.
- on downer,
- de stroyed,
- more anguished,
- de-stroyed,
- most discontented,
- de-solate,
- de solate,
- more racked,
- Racked,
- more tormented,
- most tormented,
- most racked,
- dis contented,
- most anguished,
- dis-contented.
- more beefing,
- most saddening,
- most beefing,
- most grousing,
- more wailing,
- most wailing,
- grief stricken,
- out sorts,
- most bellyaching,
- wailing,
- more bellyaching,
- more grousing,
- more saddening.
- guiltridden,
- most guiltridden,
- more self reproachful,
- selfreproachful,
- most guilt ridden,
- more guilt-ridden,
- more guilt ridden,
- most guilt-ridden,
- guilt ridden,
- more selfreproachful,
- self reproachful,
- most self reproachful,
- more chastened,
- more guiltridden,
- most self-reproachful,
- most chastened,
- most selfreproachful,
- more self-reproachful.
n.
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- pity.
Other synonyms:
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- sad,
- pitiable,
- penitential,
- pathos.
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- regrettable,
- pitiful,
- lugubrious,
- grievous.
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- woeful,
- woebegone,
- mournful,
- deplorable.
- self-flagellating,
- ruefulness,
- black,
- aggrieved,
- emotional,
- rotten,
- terrible,
- sorrowing,
- desolation,
- repent,
- funeral,
- serious,
- humiliated,
- disappointed,
- Discomforting,
- grief-stricken,
- rue,
- despondent,
- prostrate,
- downcast,
- penitentiary,
- heart-breaking,
- poignant,
- Broken-hearted,
- bewail,
- saddening,
- disheartened,
- conscience-stricken,
- afraid,
- dismaying,
- compassionate,
- tearful,
- meritless,
- compassion,
- sore,
- mortified,
- gloomy,
- unhappy,
- comfortless,
- wronged,
- conscience-smitten,
- heartbroken,
- staid,
- disheartening,
- oppressed,
- sober,
- repentance,
- depressive,
- bad,
- moving,
- heartsick,
- humble,
- weeping,
- dolor,
- melancholy,
- lament,
- downhearted,
- repining,
- depressing,
- embarrassed,
- sharp,
- humbled,
- Griefful,
- blue,
- shamefaced,
- upset,
- dreary,
- remorse,
- wretched,
- forlorn,
- Sorrowed,
- affecting,
- sedate,
- sadness,
- self-accusing,
- wretch,
- wan,
- distress,
- won,
- dismal,
- heartbreaking,
- regret,
- afflicted,
- addicted,
- Compunctious,
- demure,
- Bewailing,
- careworn,
- compunction,
- joyless,
- Repenting,
- Shamefast,
- bitter,
- sheepish,
- Stayed,
- distressing,
- bleak,
- wistful,
- chap-fallen,
- cheerless,
- crestfallen,
- Afflicting,
- Pathetical,
- shamed,
- depressed,
- solemn,
- despairing,
- diffident,
- grim,
- penance,
- ruthful,
- afflictive,
- disconsolate,
- unfortunate,
- Deploring,
- uncomfortable,
- enervate,
- Self-reproaching,
- overcome,
- in grief,
- anguish,
- distressed,
- long-faced,
- dejected,
- touching,
- lousy,
- Doloroso,
- dreadful,
- expiate,
- plangent,
- hopeless,
- deplore,
- drab,
- distressful,
- desolate,
- heavy-hearted,
- sombre,
- pitying,
- depression,
- heartache,
- grief,
- in the doldrums,
- dingy,
- bemoan,
- dispirited,
- grim-faced,
- misery,
- injured,
- Grieved,
- red-faced,
- inconsolable,
- ruth,
- sorrow,
- penitence,
- unlucky.
Antonyms for Rueful:
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adj.
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Other antonyms:
unremorseful, impenitent.
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Other antonyms:
Homophones for Rueful:
- Ruhr Valley, ruefully, ripple, rabble, reply, revival, repel, replay, rival, rubeola, revel, rappel, repayable, reveille, refill, riffle, rubella, rouble, rubble, rifle, ravioli, raffle, robolo, rape oil, reveal, repeal, revalue, raphael, rebel, revile, ravel, refuel, roble, rubel, ruble, ruffle.
