as in lamented
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you
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Recent Examples of regretted
Whereas the Vikings immediately regretted choosing McCarthy over Darnold last offseason.
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Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Trump has regretted it ever since.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Their peers that decided not to participate, such as Chicago and Montreal, have not regretted sitting out.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Asked Thursday about which specific posts his wife regretted, Mamdani demurred.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Solar panels were built on hundreds of acres of farmland nearby, a change in local character some regretted but others welcomed for the cleaner energy and new tax revenue.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Caroline wouldn’t have been surprised if her own parents had regretted having her.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The administrator who spoke to the Southern California News Group regretted not relocating sooner and planned to move away as soon as possible.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With enough political and historical distance, industry leaders such as Paley and Frank Stanton of CBS later regretted instituting the loyalty oaths and using blacklists.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Trump has regretted it ever since.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Their peers that decided not to participate, such as Chicago and Montreal, have not regretted sitting out.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Asked Thursday about which specific posts his wife regretted, Mamdani demurred.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Solar panels were built on hundreds of acres of farmland nearby, a change in local character some regretted but others welcomed for the cleaner energy and new tax revenue.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Caroline wouldn’t have been surprised if her own parents had regretted having her.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
The administrator who spoke to the Southern California News Group regretted not relocating sooner and planned to move away as soon as possible.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With enough political and historical distance, industry leaders such as Paley and Frank Stanton of CBS later regretted instituting the loyalty oaths and using blacklists.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regretted
lamented
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In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Part of the problem, Gelfond has previously lamented to Variety, is that Wall Street values Imax like its a cinema chain, such as AMC Theatres, which is mired in debt.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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“Regretted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regretted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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