Rue

/ɹuː/

Synonyms for "rue" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(4 words)

regretruta graveolensbewailcommon rue

affliction anguish attritionbe sorry forbemoan bewail care commiseration

Strong matches (18)

compassion compunction contriteness contrition deplore dole grief grieve heartache heartbreak herb mourn penance penitence penitently

Noun(2 words)

contritionherb of grace

Verb(1 words)

mourn

Related words (30)

pity regret remorse remorsefulness repent repentance repinerue the dayruth sympathy woe

Verb(7 words)

pity regret regretted regretting repent repented sadden

Noun(12 words)

regrets remorse repent roadrue herbruefulness ruing sadness sorrow street thoroughfare torments

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

emotion experience feel feeling herbherbaceous plantpath plant remorse road sadness street unhappiness

More specific

8 entries

Ruta angustifoliaRuta chalepensisbewailcity streetguilt lamentmain streetself blame

Collocations

11 entries

Ruta graveolensbitter ruecommon ruemedicinal ruerue a decisionrue leavesrue one's actionsrue plantrue the consequencesrue the dayrue the outcome

Inflections

3 entries

rued rueing rues

Derivations

3 entries

rueful ruefully ruefulness

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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I rue the day I crossed paths with this asshole.

Source: tatoeba (2427768)

The Rue St. Antoine is located in the extension of the Rue de Rivoli.

Source: tatoeba (2665271)

You'll rue the day you wronged me.

Source: tatoeba (3378373)

"If yet he lives and looks upon the sun, / nor cruel death hath snatched him from the light, / no fear have we, nor need hast thou to shun / a Trojan guest, or rue kin offices begun."

Source: tatoeba (6796276)

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