REGRETS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

regrets

verb

present tense third-person singular of regret

as in laments

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you

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Recent Examples of regrets Afterward, the society picks itself up, recognizes the excesses, and regrets them—though too late for those caught in the tempest. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Now Connor Zilisch has until 2028 to make sure nobody regrets it. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Anyone who owns stock in Moderna, to cite one example, regrets not selling sooner. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets? — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026 The club’s owner, Willie Dann, said he is horrified by what has happened recently and regrets ever hiring Kerlew. — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026 But on a certain level, Van Gundy will always be a Knicks lifer who regrets resigning from the team a quarter century ago and who was interested in his old job when David Fizdale and Tom Thibodeau were hired instead. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 May 2026 There’s a lot Jessi Draper regrets. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 May 2026 Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrets

laments

Verb

Goodman laments the dissolution of the Creative Alliance and the incendiary action of its former participants.

— Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
This prescient issue is buried in a recent, must-read Free Press article by Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin that laments the growing impotence of the old-fashioned historian in the face of bots and algorithmic amplifications.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026