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

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