What is another word for ruefully?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈuːfəlɪ], [ ɹˈuːfəlɪ], [ ɹ_ˈuː_f_ə_l_ɪ]
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Synonyms for Ruefully:
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adv.
• regretfully Other relevant words:
- Sorrily ,
- agonizingly ,
- apologetically ,
- badly ,
- bleakly ,
- compassionately ,
- deplorably ,
- diffidently ,
- dingily ,
- disagreeably ,
- disconsolately ,
- dismally ,
- distressingly ,
- dolefully ,
- dolorously ,
- drably ,
- drearily ,
- excruciatingly ,
- gloomily ,
- grievously ,
- guiltily ,
- hardly ,
- humbly ,
- inconsolably ,
- lugubriously ,
- miserably ,
- painfully ,
- pathetically ,
- piteously ,
- pitiably ,
- pitifully ,
- plaintively ,
- poorly ,
- repentantly ,
- resentfully ,
- sadly ,
- sorely ,
- unfortunately ,
- unhappily ,
- unpleasantly ,
- wailfully ,
- wanly ,
- wistfully ,
- woefully ,
- wretchedly .
How to use "Ruefully" in context?
Even though I try to avoid it, sometimes I feel ruefully toward my past. It's not that I wish things had turned out differently -quite the opposite in fact -but there's this lingering feeling of disappointment and regret. It's as if I know what could have been and I didn't take advantage of the situation for what it was. Maybe there's some truth to that. I'll never know.
It's always hard to accept that things simply couldn't be different, and for some unknown reason, I wasn't given the opportunity to make them that way.
Homophones for Ruefully:
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- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
Nearby words
- rue family
- rue the day
- Rued
- rueda
- rueful
- Ruefully
- ruefulness
- ruefulnesses
- rueing
- rues
- ruey
