Related Words for regret

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WordSyllablesCategories
repent
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Verb, Adjective
rue
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
deplore
x/
Verb, Verb
lament
x/
Verb, Noun, Verb
sorrow
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
bemoan
x/
Verb, Verb
remorse
x/
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
misgiving
x/x
Noun
worry
/x
Noun
hesitation
xx/x
Noun
regretfully
x/xx
Adverb
disappoint
xx/
Verb
shame
/
Noun
regrettable
x/xx
Adjective
hesitate
/xx
Verb
doubt
/
Noun
mistake
x/
Noun
pity
/x
Noun
fear
/
Noun
sorry
/x
Adjective
sadness
/x
Noun
apologize
x/xx
Verb
disillusionment
xx/xx
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
miss
/
Name
disgust
x/
Noun
despair
x/
Noun
apologise
x/xx
Verb
frustration
x/x
Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
unhappy
x/x
Adjective
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
heartbroken
/xx
Adjective
displeasure
x/x
Noun
forget
x/
Verb
dismay
x/
Noun
ashamed
x/
Adjective
hate
/
Noun
heartbreak
/x
Noun
wish
/
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
hope
/
Noun
glad
/
Adjective
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
wonder
/x
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
knowing
/x
Verb
confess
x/
Verb
envy
/x
Noun
appreciate
x/xx
Verb
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective
realize
/xx
Verb
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
afraid
x/
Adjective
hesitancy
/xxx
Noun
apologising
x/xxx
Verb
concern
x/
Noun
love
/
Noun
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
unforgivable
xx/xx
Adjective
complain
x/
Verb
disgrace
x/
Noun
dislike
x/
Noun
feel
/
Verb
cringe
/
Noun
remember
x/x
Verb
forgive
x/
Verb
decision
x/x
Noun
loathe
/
Verb
guilt
/
Noun
sincerely
x/x
Adverb
grief
/
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
lamentable
x/xx
Adjective
doubtless
/x
Adverb
think
/
Verb
annoyance
x/x
Noun
indecision
xx/x
Noun
embarrassed
x/x
Verb
blunder
/x
Noun
heartache
/x
Noun
desire
x/x
Noun
satisfaction
xx/x
Noun
pang
/
Noun
regrettably
x/xx
Adverb
promise
/x
Noun
unsatisfied
x/xx
Adjective
mourn
/
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
happy
/x
Adjective
pleasure
/x
Noun
honestly
/xx
Adverb
cry over spilt milk
//x//
Phrase, Verb
afterthought
/xx
Noun
live in the past
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
foresaw
x/
Verb
forgave and forgot
x///x
Phrase
might
/
Noun
would
/
Verb, Noun
shoulda
/x
Noun
never mind
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
could
/
Verb, Noun
should
/
Verb, Noun
aught
/
Noun
fell short
//
Phrase
would rather
//x
Phrase
used to
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb
minimax
/xx
Noun
unavailing
xx/x
Adjective
twinge
/
Noun
tinge
/
Noun
reproach
x/
Adjective
compunction
x/x
Noun
stab
/
Noun
recrimination
xxx/x
Noun
mon
/
Adjective
sigh
/
Noun
undertone
/xx
Noun
wistfulness
/xx
Noun
inconsolable
xx/xx
Adjective
nostalgia
x/x
Noun
mortification
/xxx
Noun
scruple
/x
Noun
contrition
x/x
Noun
keenest
/x
Adjective
poignancy
/xx
Noun
vexation
x/x
Noun
express
x/
Adjective
poignant
/x
Adjective
apology
x/xx
Noun
chagrin
x/
Noun
longest
/x
Noun
repentance
x/x
Noun
lamentation
xx/x
Noun
maudlin
/x
Adjective
admiration
xx/x
Noun
attrition
x/x
Noun, Verb
avoidable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bitterness
/xx
Noun
category
/xxx
Noun
commiseration
x/xxx
Noun
complaint
x/
Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
concatenated
x/xxx
Verb, Adjective
condemn
x/
Verb
conditioned
x/x
Adjective
condolence
x/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
consternation
xx/x
Noun
constraint
x/
Noun
contents
/x
Noun
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
death
/
Noun
deny
x/
Verb
deplorable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
disapproval
xx/x
Noun
discontent
xx/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disquiet
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
distaste
x/
Noun, Verb
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
excusable
x/xx
Adjective
fact
/
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
fonder
/x
Noun
gratitude
/xx
Noun
grieve
/
Verb, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
inexcusable
xx/xx
Adjective
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
malaise
x/
Noun
pain
/
Noun, Verb
penalty
/xx
Noun
pride
/
Noun, Verb
punishment
/xx
Noun
reluctance
x/x
Noun
resent
x/
Verb
rethink
x/
Verb, Noun
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
spite
/
Noun, Verb
sympathy
/xx
Noun
take back
//
Phrase, Verb
unaccountable
xx/xx
Adjective
unease
x/
Noun, Verb
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
unrest
x/
Noun
weigh
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun