regretful English

Meaning regretful meaning

What does regretful mean?

regretful

— adjective (= bad) 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 regretful synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as regretful?

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sorrowful

remorseful

sorry

sad

anguished

repentant

penitent

contrite

rueful

grievous

apologetic

mournful

melancholic

disappointed

depressed

bad

woebegone

sadness

ruefully

repining

regrettable

plaintive

penitential

nervous

moved

mortified

lamentable

lachrymose

joyless

irresolute

hurting

hurtful

heartsore

heartache

guilty

grieved

dolent

distressed

displeasing

disappointing

compunctious

bleeding

ashamed

anxious

aggrieved

afraid

Topics regretful topics

What do people use regretful to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sorry

• What words describe someone who feels sorry?
  sorry penitent regretful remorseful rueful convicted guilty contrite repentant