He is regretful that he couldn't go.
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Regretful
Synonyms for "regretful" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (22)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (38)
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesapologetic remarkcontriteill fated resultnegative outcomeremorsefulremorseful notesorrowfulunfortunate consequence
Collocations
6 entriesregretful apologyregretful decisionregretful expressionregretful letterregretful moodregretful tone
Inflections
4 entriesleast regretfulless regretfulmore regretfulmost regretful
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample 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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