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What is the adjective for regretful?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb regret which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

regretful
  1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. remorseful, sorry, contrite, repentant, penitent, apologetic, rueful, guilty, ashamed, shamefaced, compunctious, sheepish, attritional, abject, sad, disappointed, afraid, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, in sackcloth and ashes, extremely sorry, very sorry, deeply saddened, chastened, self-reproachful, penitential, sorrowful, full of regret, hangdog, mournful, propitiatory, atoning, self-condemnatory, shamed, abashed, supplicating, mortified, self-incriminating, red-faced, on one's knees, embarrassed, uncomfortable, humble, discomfited, deprecatory, bad, distressed, awkward, self-accusing, repenting … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I sat there in quiet, feeling regretful for anything contemptible I ever thought about the many sitting in front of me.”
      “She slipped out the door, relieved that she was able to sneak out, vacating the room, before anything regretful was said or done.”
      “Her smile was slightly sad and regretful, almost pitying as she continued speaking.”
regrettable
  1. Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. unfortunate, lamentable, distressing, tragic, woeful, grievous, sad, deplorable, heartbreaking, dreadful, dire, unlucky, awful, distressful, terrible, heartrending, calamitous, unfavourable, unfavorable, unhappy, pitiful, inopportune, unwelcome, disappointing, tragical, undesirable, shameful, sorry, pitiable, egregious, reprehensible, afflictive, disgraceful, blameworthy, wrong, regretful, ill-advised, too bad, upsetting, harrowing, wretched, traumatic, appalling, agonizing, painful, bad, bitter, miserable, unpleasant, gloomy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The harsh reality is that the two big banks see the customer as an inconvenience and workers as a regrettable cost that has to be tolerated.”
      “This is a great pity because if he had, we might have been spared the regrettable sight that assailed us earlier in the week.”
      “This dispute is a regrettable development for a product that has survived many setbacks.”
regretless
  1. Having no regrets.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. no regrets, unapologetic, unrepentant, impenitent, remorseless, unremorseful, conscienceless, uncontrite, unregretful, unrepenting, shameless, unashamed, unabashed, obdurate, callous, defiant, relentless, unreformed, defying, pitiless, unmerciful, not contrite, no shame, no worries … more
regretted
  1. past participle of regret
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rued, repented, lamented, bemoaned, deprecated, bewailed, repined, apologized for, was remorseful, were remorseful, been remorseful, was repentant, were repentant, been repentant, was sorry, were sorry, been sorry, felt remorse, felt sorry, felt sorry about, felt uneasy over, had compunctions about, had qualms, had qualms about, kicked oneself, kicked oneself for, kicked oneself over, felt remorseful about, felt sorrow, had a conscience about, repented of, reproached oneself, reproached oneself for, showed penitence, shown penitence, blamed oneself for, disapproved of, felt apologetic about, felt contrite about, felt remorse about, felt remorse for, felt repentant about, had compunctions, asked forgiveness, cried over spilled milk, cried over spilt milk, felt bad, mourned, grieved … more
regretting
  1. present participle of regret
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ruing, rueing, repenting, lamenting, bemoaning, deprecating, bewailing, repining, apologizing for, being remorseful, being repentant, being sorry, feeling remorse, feeling sorry, feeling sorry about, feeling uneasy over, having compunctions about, having qualms, having qualms about, kicking oneself, kicking oneself for, kicking oneself over, feeling remorseful about, feeling sorrow, having a conscience about, repenting of, reproaching oneself, reproaching oneself for, showing penitence, blaming oneself for, disapproving of, feeling apologetic about, feeling contrite about, feeling remorse about, feeling remorse for, feeling repentant about, having compunctions, asking forgiveness, crying over spilled milk, crying over spilt milk, feeling bad, mourning, grieving, deploring, crying over … more
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