Synonyms of rue

rue 1 of 2

noun

as in regret

a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing

a soul filled with pain and rue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regret
• remorse
• guilt
• shame
• remorsefulness
• contrition
• penitence
• repentance
• sadness
• self-reproach
• sorrow
• grief
• contriteness
• blame
• anguish
• scruple
• qualm
• compunction
• chagrin
• apology
• responsibility
• embarrassment
• ruth
• misgiving
• prick
• culpability
• excuses
• distress
• fault
• mea culpa
• liability
• rap
• hand-wringing
• bloodguilt
• bloodguiltiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impenitence
• remorselessness

rue

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verb

as in to regret

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about

I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regret
• lament
• repent
• deplore
• bemoan
• mourn
• sorrow (for)
• bewail
• grieve (for)
• ache (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relish
• enjoy
• delight (in)
• savor
• revel (in)
• savour

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