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regretting

ADJECTIVE
complaining
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grumbling protesting whining
STRONG
accusing bellyaching bewailing charging deploring disapproving discontented dissenting fretting lamenting moaning mourning murmuring repining weeping
WEAK
critical malcontent peevish querulous resentful
Antonyms
WEAK
appreciating enjoying praising
ADJECTIVE
lamenting
Synonyms
WEAK
lamentable mournful sad sorrowful unfortunate

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As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Orna Donath's study also finds that for some, regretting motherhood is a feeling that never goes away.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The upshot: People can sometimes end up regretting sharing their stories.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

My mother kept looking over at him, worried he was already regretting marrying me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

I rolled my eyes at Mom and shoved a forkful of chilaquiles into my mouth to prove her wrong, immediately regretting it.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez