Regret


Synonyms for regret
noun upset over past action

heartache
annoyance
apology
sorrow
repentance
bitterness
misgiving
contrition
grief
discomfort

heartbreak
remorse
disappointment
qualm
uneasiness
dissatisfaction
anguish
nostalgia
worry
concern

conscience
compunction
penitence
demur
dole
pang
affliction
woe
scruple
care

self-condemnation
ruefulness
self-disgust
apologies
self-reproach
lamentation
self-accusation
regretfulness

Antonyms for regret

delight
happiness
joy
relief

contentment
satisfaction
calmness
ignorance

negligence
pleasure
comfort
contentedness

Synonyms
verb be upset about

lament
grieve
repent
bemoan
apologize
deplore
moan

bewail
deprecate
repine
disapprove
rue
mourn
weep

miss
be disturbed
be sorry for
cry over
cry over spilled milk
feel remorse
feel sorry

feel uneasy
have compunctions
have qualms
kick oneself
look back
weep over

Antonyms

praise
delight
be happy

approve
endorse
be content

be satisfied

Concept Thesaurus for word regret
1. Passive Affections
Synonyms – noun

regret
maldu pays
bitterness

repining
maladie
heartburning.

homesickness
lamentation
laudator temporis acti (discontent)

nostalgia
penitence

Synonyms – verbs

regret
cast a longing lingering look behind
infandum renovare dolorem.
leave an aching void.

deplore
rue
prey on the mind

bewail (lament)
rue the day
weigh on the mind

repine
repent
have a weight on the mind

Synonyms – adjectives

regretting
much to be regretted

regretful
regrettable

homesick.
lamentable (bad)

regretted

Synonyms – phrases
’tis pity, ’tis too true; “sig’d and look’d and sigh’d again” [Dryden].
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Other adjectives related to regret

contrite
much to be regretted
regretted

homesick
oikotropic
regretting

lamentable
regretful

languorous
regrettable

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