Synonyms for regretful
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Remorseful — full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets
Definitions
- adj. 1
Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
- adj. 2
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Related words
- Word family
- regretfully regretfulness
- Is a kind of
- sad
Example sentences
- apologetic I don't like the apologetic undertone of this article.
- remorseful Sami was very remorseful and he told the truth.
- rueful Tom wrote a rueful letter to Mary from prison.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| regretful | rising | |
| apologetic | rising | |
| remorseful | rising | |
| rueful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 5 letters
- sorry2
- 6 letters
- rueful2
- 10 letters
- apologetic5, remorseful3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).