Rueful Synonyms

ro͝ofəl
Penitent
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. contrite
  2. doleful
  3. lugubrious
  4. mournful
  5. remorseful
  6. plaintive
  7. sad
  8. sorrowful
  9. sorry
  10. woeful
  11. dolorous
  12. depressed
  13. lamentable
  14. melancholy
  15. penitent
  16. regretful
  17. woebegone
  18. pitiful
  19. ruthful

Words Related to Rueful

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Rueful Sentence Examples

  • Daniel just looked at him with a rueful grin.

  • He gazed down into the river water, with what looked like a fond, rueful smile.

  • However, I think those pouring scorn on this notion will very soon come to feel a little rueful.

  • Visitors ' manager, Neville Powell was left looking very rueful after such a poor display from his underperforming team.

  • To round off the weekend 's matches, John Cannon sends a rueful comment from a Sussex viewpoint.

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