Synonyms for regretful
rɪˈgrɛt fəlre·gret·ful

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1. regretfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   sorrowful, rueful, repining

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1. regretful, sorry, badadjective

   feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

   "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

   Synonyms:
   speculative, deplorable, big, no-account, dismal, dark, disconsolate, uncollectible, no-count, good-for-nothing, blue, tough, no-good, unfit, high-risk, grim, sad, risky, good-for-naught, lamentable, unsound, spoilt, distressing, bad, spoiled, forged, sorry, pitiful, gloomy, drab, dingy, dreary, defective, drear, meritless

   Antonyms:
   unregretting, unregretful

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1. List of paraphrases for "regretful":

   regrettable, regret

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1. Kristen Stewart:

   I am thrilled. I love movies. I don't have those nagging, regretful feelings about either of them, it is a miracle.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   I regret the effort to repeal and immediately replace will not be successful, but that doesn’t mean we should give up, it’s regretful that our Democratic colleagues decided early on that they did not want to engage with us to help deliver that relief, but this does not have to be the end of the story.

3. Foreign Affairs spokesperson Arrmanatha Nasir:

   The officer was inquiring about the physical condition of Mr Chan, ... It is regretful that this photo is being used by the media to portray something more than what it really is - CNN, 24-Apr-15

4. Flavio Caetano:

   It is regretful and weird that, on the eve of an impeachment vote, another blatant lie regarding Dilma's reelection campaign is highlighted by media.

5. Bill Clinton:

   What happened to you is a travesty and I can't even imagine what you went through and how terrible those days and nights must have been for all those years, and I know that all of us are so regretful that you or any person has to go through what you did. And I hope that now that you are standing here before us that you will have whatever path in life you choose going forward.