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Learn the meaning of regretful with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
regretful
(adjective)
regretful
(adjective)
Meaning
feeling sad about a past decision
Example
"She felt regretful after missing the opportunity to join her friends on the trip."
Synonyms
remorsefulsorrycontrite
Antonyms
unrepentantsatisfiedcontent
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'regretare', meaning to lament.
Related word forms
verb: regret
noun: regret
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