He smiles ruefully.
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Ruefully
Synonyms for "ruefully" (16 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Adverb(2 words)
ironically regretfulmournfully
Related words (8)
Adverb(5 words)
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesruefully acknowledgeruefully admitruefully describeruefully noteruefully reflectruefully smile
Inflections
2 entriesmore ruefullymost ruefully
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
John smiled rather ruefully.
Source: tatoeba (8824606)
He smiled ruefully at me.
Source: wiktionary
He pushed his straw hat back, scratched his head, and laughed ruefully.
Source: wiktionary