Synonyms of repented

repented

verb

past tense of repent

as in regretted

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

• regretted
• lamented
• deplored
• bemoaned
• rued
• mourned
• bewailed
• grieved (for)
• ached (for)
• sorrowed (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enjoyed
• relished
• delighted (in)
• savored
• reveled (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repented

Feast celebrating the birth of the Jewish prophet who preached the imminence of God’s Final Judgment and baptized those who repented in self-preparation for it. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

But Mladic himself and his admirers among the Serbs have never repented. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Purgatory, the middle realm, is a place where sinners who have repented—even right before dying, even if only in their thoughts—are sent to be cleansed before ascending to Paradise. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025