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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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"This is one of my regrets, because the island is the most remote one, and they don't have enough medical centres, enough doctors."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Plenty of expats purchase their initial residences with no regrets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Florida resident Cindy Singer was among the claimants who voted for the plan and now regrets it.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Allan says he regrets holding out so long before selling the TV stations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The tramp of the soldiers cut through his regrets.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi