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View usage for: (ruːfʊl) adjectiveIf someone is rueful, they feel or express regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way. [literary] He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile. 'Our marriage was a mistake,' she said, looking rueful. Synonyms: regretful, sad, dismal, melancholy More Synonyms of rueful ruefully adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He grinned at her ruefully. rueful in British English (ˈruːfʊl) adjective1. feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance a rueful face 2. inspiring sorrow or pity Derived forms ruefully (ˈruefully) adverb ruefulness (ˈruefulness) noun rueful in American English (ˈrufəl) adjective1. causing sorrow or pity; lamentable 2. a. feeling or showing sorrow or pity; mournful b. feeling or showing regret, esp. in an abashed way Derived forms ruefully (ˈruefully) adverb ruefulness (ˈruefulness) noun Examples of 'rueful' in a sentencerueful British English: rueful ADJECTIVE If someone is rueful, they feel or express regret or sorrow in a quiet and gentle way. He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile. - American English: rueful
- Brazilian Portuguese: arrependido
- Chinese: 后悔的
- European Spanish: arrepentido
- French: contrit
- German: reuevoll
- Italian: mesto
- Japanese: 悔しそうな
- Korean: 후회하는
- European Portuguese: arrependido
- Latin American Spanish: arrepentido
Definition feeling or expressing sorrow or regret He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile. Synonyms grievous conscience-stricken self-reproachful Opposites happy , pleased , delighted , glad , cheerful , joyful , unrepentant Additional synonymsDefinition feeling guilty because of having done something wrong Synonyms guilty, troubled, sorry, disturbed, ashamed, contrite, repentant, remorseful, penitent, compunctious Definition full of guilt or regret He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology. Synonyms sorry, humble, chastened, sorrowful, repentant, remorseful, regretful, penitent, conscience-stricken, in sackcloth and ashes Definition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorous- rudiment
- rudimentary
- rue
- rueful
- ruff
- ruffian
- ruffle
Additional synonymsDefinition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorousDefinition mournful or gloomy He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. Synonyms gloomy, serious, sad, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, woeful, mournful, morose, sorrowful, funereal, doleful, woebegone, dirgelike Definition characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. Synonyms sad, down, depressed, unhappy, low, blue, miserable, moody, gloomy, dismal, sombre, woeful, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, melancholic, downcast, lugubrious, pensive, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth, low-spiritedDefinition feeling or expressing grief and sadness He looked mournful, even near to tears. Synonyms dismal, sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, sombre, heartbroken, desolate, woeful, rueful, heavy, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, disconsolate, joyless, funereal, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, brokenheartedDefinition feeling regret for one's sins a penitent sinner Synonyms repentant, sorry, apologetic, abject, atoning, rueful, contrite, sorrowful, remorseful, regretful, conscience-strickenDefinition arousing or deserving pity or contempt Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure. Synonyms pathetic, distressing, miserable, poor, sorry, sad, dismal, harrowing, grievous, woeful, deplorable, mournful, lamentable, gut-wrenching, wretched, doleful, piteousDefinition arousing or deserving great pity or contempt It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. Synonyms pathetic, distressing, miserable, harrowing, heartbreaking, grievous, sad, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, heart-rending, gut-wrenching, wretched, pitiable, piteousDefinition sad and mournful Her voice was small and plaintive. Synonyms sorrowful, sad, pathetic, melancholy, grievous, pitiful, woeful, wistful, mournful, heart-rending, rueful, grief-stricken, disconsolate, doleful, woebegone, piteousHe was genuinely remorseful. Synonyms regretful, sorry, guilty, sad, ashamed, apologetic, chastened, rueful, contrite, sorrowful, repentant, guilt-ridden, penitent, conscience-stricken, self-reproachful a repentant criminal Synonyms regretful, sorry, ashamed, apologetic, chastened, rueful, contrite, remorseful, penitent, self-reproachful Additional synonymsDefinition feeling sorrow The loss left me feeling sad and empty. Synonyms unhappy, down, low, blue, depressed, gloomy, grieved, dismal, melancholy, sombre, glum, wistful, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, tearful, lugubrious, pensive, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, lachrymose, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited, triste (archaic), sick at heart His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. Synonyms sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry, depressed, painful, distressed, grieving, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, tearful, heartbroken, woeful, mournful, dejected, rueful, lugubrious, wretched, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, piteous, sick at heart Definition feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, grief, or regret She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused. Synonyms regretful, apologetic, contrite, repentant, guilt-ridden, remorseful, penitent, shamefaced, conscience-stricken, in sackcloth and ashes, self-reproachful Definition sad in appearance She sniffed and looked quite woebegone. Synonyms gloomy, low, blue, troubled, sad, miserable, forlorn, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, long-faced, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, funereal, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, hangdog, down in the mouth (informal), chapfallen Definition extremely sad those woeful people to whom life had dealt a bad hand Synonyms wretched, sad, unhappy, tragic, miserable, gloomy, grieving, dismal, pathetic, afflicted, pitiful, anguished, agonized, disconsolate, doleful, pitiable |