Antonyms for regret
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-gret |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈgrɛt |
Definition of regret
Origin :- "to look back with distress or sorrowful longing; to grieve for on remembering," late 14c., from Old French regreter "long after, bewail, lament someone's death; ask the help of" (Modern French regretter), from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + -greter, possibly from Frankish or some other Germanic source (cf. Old English grætan "to weep;" Old Norse grata "to weep, groan"), from Proto-Germanic *gretan "weep." "Not found in other Romance languages, and variously explained" [Century Dictionary].
- Related: Regretted; regretting. Replaced Old English ofþyncan, from of- "off, away," here denoting opposition, + þyncan "seem, seem fit" (as in methinks).
- noun upset over past action
- verb be upset about
- Percival fancied there was a look almost of regret in the girl's eyes.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- If he carried her triumphantly off, doubtless his regret for that would eventually be as great.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I regret this, but did the best I could under the circumstances.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Then I regret to say that the boy, Robert Rushton, is unworthy of your friendship.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- A regret for the mistakes of yesterday must not, however, blind us to the tasks of today.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- We regret that his tours are so rapid, and his journals so brief.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Some day, when I am rich and famous, I shall look back on all this with regret.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- All the regret I shall have, if I die, my darling, will be to have no child from you.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- I belong to you henceforth, and my only regret is that I am of so little worth.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- A vision of gray eyes, blurred in tears of regret, had obliterated all that was material.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for regret
- affliction
- anguish
- annoyance
- apologies
- apologize
- apology
- be disturbed
- be sorry for
- bemoan
- bewail
- bitterness
- care
- compunction
- concern
- conscience
- contrition
- cry over
- cry over spilled milk
- demur
- deplore
- deprecate
- disappointment
- disapprove
- discomfort
- dissatisfaction
- dole
- feel remorse
- feel sorry
- feel uneasy
- grief
- grieve
- have compunctions
- have qualms
- heartache
- heartbreak
- kick oneself
- lament
- lamentation
- look back
- misgiving
- miss
- moan
- mourn
- nostalgia
- pang
- penitence
- qualm
- regretfulness
- remorse
- repent
- repentance
- repine
- rue
- ruefulness
- scruple
- self-accusation
- self-condemnation
- self-disgust
- self-reproach
- sorrow
- uneasiness
- weep
- weep over
- woe
- worry
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