Thesaurus / ruefulness
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synonyms for ruefulness
- anguish
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- debasement
- degradation
- distress
- grief
- humbling
- humiliation
- penance
- qualm
- regret
- remorse
- remorsefulness
- repentance
- rue
- ruth
- sadness
- scruple
- self-castigation
- self-condemnation
- self-flagellation
- self-punishment
- self-reproach
- anguish
- annoyance
- apology
- bitterness
- concern
- contrition
- disappointment
- discomfort
- dissatisfaction
- grief
- heartache
- heartbreak
- misgiving
- nostalgia
- qualm
- remorse
- repentance
- sorrow
- uneasiness
- worry
- affliction
- apologies
- care
- compunction
- conscience
- demur
- dole
- lamentation
- pang
- penitence
- scruple
- self-accusation
- self-condemnation
- self-disgust
- self-reproach
- woe
- regretfulness
- anguish
- compassion
- contrition
- grief
- guilt
- penance
- pity
- regret
- repentance
- shame
- sorrow
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- penitence
- rue
- self-reproach
- pangs of conscience
- penitency
- remorsefulness
- anguish
- attrition
- compunction
- contriteness
- contrition
- debasement
- degradation
- distress
- grief
- humbling
- humiliation
- penance
- penitency
- qualm
- regret
- remorse
- repentance
- rue
- ruth
- sadness
- scruple
- self-castigation
- self-condemnation
- self-flagellation
- self-punishment
- self-reproach
On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ruefulness, such as: contrition, penance, repentance, anguish, attrition, and compunction.
antonyms for ruefulness
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- calmness
- comfort
- contentment
- delight
- happiness
- joy
- pleasure
- relief
- satisfaction
- ignorance
- negligence
- contentedness
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How to use ruefulness in a sentence
"Or than me either, I'm afraid," he added, with a ruefulness that was not ill-tempered.
TRISTRAM OF BLENTANTHONY HOPE"They will all laugh at me," sighed the subdued Annie, with comical ruefulness.
A HOUSEFUL OF GIRLSSARAH TYTLER"I am not so sure of that," he said with pretended ruefulness, feeling in the breast pocket of his shirt.
THE SONG OF THE WOLFFRANK MAYER"Ah, yes; he has excellent common-sense," Lady Agatha echoed, with a ruefulness which made Mary laugh suddenly.
MARY GRAYKATHARINE TYNANIn the midst of his ruefulness the doctor, a capable-looking man of five and thirty, entered the room.
SEPTIMUSWILLIAM J. LOCKEThis she offered in her gentle way, even with a humorous ruefulness, Madame Beattie would find her so inadequate.
THE PRISONERALICE BROWNMust have refused him, for he went away in a kind of amazed ruefulness, which even you would have pitied.
A CANADIAN HEROINEMRS. HARRY COGHILLHe had been too sanguine not to do it with some ruefulness after the first few months.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIMFRANCES HODGSON BURNETTEarth gets its price for what earth gives us, she quoted, with a mixture of ruefulness and humor.
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS AT ONOWAY HOUSEHILDEGARD G. FREYThen she gave a tug to the child's coat, glancing at her up and down with some ruefulness.
WHAT MAISIE KNEWHENRY JAMESWORDS RELATED TO RUEFULNESS
- affliction
- anguish
- annoyance
- apologies
- apology
- bitterness
- care
- compunction
- concern
- conscience
- contrition
- demur
- disappointment
- discomfort
- dissatisfaction
- dole
- grief
- heartache
- heartbreak
- lamentation
- misgiving
- nostalgia
- pang
- penitence
- qualm
- regretfulness
- remorse
- repentance
- ruefulness
- scruple
- self-accusation
- self-condemnation
- self-disgust
- self-reproach
- sorrow
- uneasiness
- woe
- worry
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.