regrets

NOUN

declination

Synonyms

STRONG

decline rejection turndown

WEAK

declining

NOUN

excuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alibi apology justification pretext rationalization substitute trick

STRONG

cleanup cover defense disguise evasion expedient extenuation grounds jive makeshift mitigation plea routine semblance shift song stall stopgap story subterfuge vindication whitewash

WEAK

come-off cop-out cover story coverup fish story song and dance why and wherefore

Antonyms

STRONG

permanent

NOUN

refusal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban defiance exclusion noncompliance rejection reversal veto

STRONG

abnegation choice declension declination disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion turndown withholding writ

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance allowance approval permission ratification sanction

STRONG

agreement attraction confirmation endorsement

WEAK

OK grant offer

NOUN

turndown

Synonyms

STRONG

abnegation ban choice declension declination defiance denial disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment exclusion forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance noncompliance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal veto withholding writ

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance acquiescence admittance agreement allowance approval attraction confirmation endorsement inclusion permission ratification sanction welcome

Example Sentences

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Regrets are staples of the melodrama, and Hoover’s characters are in constant conversation with their past selves.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Appeared in the January 23, 2026, print edition as 'Jack Smith Regrets Nothing'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Löiz Machado Gias Dominguez, a tattoo artist at No Regrets studio in Bristol, has seen many clients come to her seeking a confidence boost.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Regrets are easier to stomach after a win, and that’s how the work week will begin for the Washington Commanders when they return to the facility on Tuesday.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Regrets don7 help anything, August had told June, you know that.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

regrets

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