REGRETTED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

regretted

verb

past tense of regret

as in lamented

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you

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Recent Examples of regretted Sirianni stood by his decision on that sequence but regretted kicking the ball in play to Ameer Abdullah on the ensuing kickoff, after Abdullah’s 53-yard return in seven seconds set up Jacksonville’s game-winning kick. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Eagles coach Nick Sirianni immediately regretted the decision. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 This was a player who was so good in high school that his coach regretted not making an exception to his longstanding rule against playing freshmen on varsity. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 People reported incidents from 10, 20, even 40 years ago, and claimed to have regretted their inaction ever since. — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Two trades that Claire regretted were sending pitcher Pedro Martinez to the Montreal Expos and acquiring Eric Davis from Cincinnati. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Bederow said changing the law could force courts to grapple with whether someone truly lacked the capacity to consent or instead consented at the time and later regretted the encounter. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Although Hasselhoff regretted not fighting for her at the time due to his own concerns about job security, he was thrilled when she was brought back. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026 After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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The shift may have been good for business, but users often lamented that lack of control, complaining that the recommendation algorithms could send them down rabbit holes of irrelevant or even toxic content.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Though Las Vegas rallied to tie the game in the fourth, Cousins lamented what that sequence in the third meant to the outcome.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

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