He is regretful that he couldn't go.
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Regretful
Synonyms for "regretful" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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2 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 13 languages.
Azerbaijani
4 entries- heyifsilənən adj (sorrowful about what has been lost or done)
- kədərlənən adj (sorrowful about what has been lost or done)
- mütəəssif adj (sorrowful about what has been lost or done)
- peşman adj (full of regret)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- پەشیمان adj (full of regret)
Finnish
1 entries- katuvainen adj (full of regret)
German
2 entries- bedauernd adj (full of regret)
- reuevoll adj (full of regret)
Greek
2 entries- μετανιωμένος adj (full of regret)
- περίλυπος adj (full of regret)
Irish
1 entries- aiféalach adj (full of regret)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- پشیمان adj (full of regret)
Persian
1 entries- پشیمان adj (full of regret)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- leet (nds) adj (full of regret)
Portuguese
1 entries- arrependido adj (full of regret)
Russian
4 entries- жале́ющий adj (full of regret)
- ка́ющийся adj (full of regret)
- опеча́ленный adj (sorrowful about what has been lost or done)
- сожале́ющий adj (full of regret)
Spanish
1 entries- arrepentido adj (full of regret)
Swedish
2 entries- ångefull adj (full of regret)
- ångerfylld adj (full of regret)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom is regretful.
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Sami seemed very regretful.
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I feel extremely regretful.
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