Synonyms for regret
rɪˈgrɛtre·gret

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1. regret

   Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.

   See synonyms for HAPPINESS.

   Synonyms:
   affliction, distress, grief, melancholy, mourning, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, wo

   Preposition:
   Grief at a loss; for a friend.

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1. regretverb

   Synonyms:
   grieve, lament, repent, miss, desiderate, deplore

   Antonyms:
   welcome, hail, approve, abandon, abjure, forget, disregard

2. regretnoun

   Synonyms:
   sorrow, grief, concern, remorse, lamentation, repentance

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessverb

   sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

   "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

   Synonyms:
   ruefulness, grief, rue, sorrow, sorrowfulness, herb of grace, sadness

2. repent, regret, rueverb

   feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

   Synonyms:
   atone, repent, rue

3. regretverb

   feel sad about the loss or absence of

   Synonyms:
   repent, rue

4. regretverb

   decline formally or politely

   "I regret I can't come to the party"

   Synonyms:
   repent, rue

5. regretverb

   express with regret

   "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

   Synonyms:
   repent, rue

Matched Categories

1. • Feel
   • Inform
   • Miss
   • Refuse

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. entschuldigen

   a new approach to what was hastily handled, more inline to the actuality.

   an attitudinal difference from her reaction after considering the nuisances

   Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 30, 2019  

2. kick oneself

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2019  

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1. regretnoun

   Synonyms:
   grief, sorrow

2. regretnoun

   Synonyms:
   penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contrition

3. regretverb

   Synonyms:
   lament, grieve at, be sorry for

4. regretverb

   Synonyms:
   repent, repent of

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1. regretnoun

   Synonyms:
   sorrow, compunction, deprecation, rue

2. regretverb

   Synonyms:
   deplore, be sorry for, rue, deprecate

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1. List of paraphrases for "regret":

   deplore, spite, regrets, regrettable, sorrow, pity, sadness, lament, disappointment, regretful, remorse, regretting

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How to use regret in a sentence?

1. The Tour:

   It is with regret that we are announcing the cancellation of The Players Championship and all events through the Valero Texas Open.

2. Juan Carlos:

   You look at it like a job, you think they're bad, people who are going to kill other innocent people. And sure, at times you do regret it.

3. Alex Murdaugh:

   The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret, i'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. I am immensely sorry to everyone I've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. I ask for prayers as I rehabilitate Alex Murdaugh and my relationships.

4. Seth Waugh:

   While we welcome enthusiastic fan engagement, we regret that a moment of high elation and pent-up emotion by spectators on the 18th hole... briefly overwhelmed security and made two players and their caddies feel vulnerable, we always put player safety at the top of our list and are grateful that order was restored.

5. Hassan Rouhani:

   Those that have planned to decrease the prices against other countries will regret this decision, if Iran suffers from the drop in oil prices, know that other oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will suffer more than Iran.