Synonyms of repent

repent

verb

ri-ˈpent 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repent

Yet he was also chided for too easily forgiving and embracing those who repented their anti-Jewish remarks. — ABC News, 10 May 2026

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. — 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