as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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Recent Examples of repent
Kendra, for Joseph, for the whole family, wake up and repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them, get things right in their family.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s why for this Lent, may Christians repent of Trump like never before.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There is no speaker who can be blamed or praised, no individual agent who can repair or repent.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
He was told to go home and repent.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s why for this Lent, may Christians repent of Trump like never before.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
There is no speaker who can be blamed or praised, no individual agent who can repair or repent.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
He was told to go home and repent.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repent
regret
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The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Gibbard’s lyrics swerve from resignation to regret to defiance.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Repent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repent. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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