rueful (Meaning)
rueful (s)
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
rueful (a.)
Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
Expressing sorrow.
Synonyms & Antonyms of rueful
Synonyms:
- inconsolable
- deploring
- elegiacal
- black
- gray
- low
- morose
- bewailing
- piteous
- dismal
- wretched
- comfortless
- keening
- sullen
- groaning
- grey
- gloomy
- suffering
- darkening
- glum
- brokenhearted
- bleeding
- desolate
- downcast
- moaning
- sombre
- moody
- low-spirited
- heartsore
- forlorn
- woebegone
- joyless
- downhearted
- crestfallen
- miserable
- heartsick
- pessimistic
- dejected
- bemoaning
- triste
- despondent
- disconsolate
- dreary
- careworn
- cheerless
- saturnine
- dispirited
- pathetic
- dolesome
- dirgelike
- howling
Antonyms:
rueful Sentence Examples
- The child's rueful expression exposed his guilt over the broken vase.
- She gazed at her reflection in the mirror with a rueful smile, acknowledging the wrinkles that time had etched upon her face.
- The man's rueful laughter betrayed his disappointment with the outcome of the game.
- The politician offered a rueful apology for his past mistakes.
- She could barely suppress a rueful chuckle as she recalled the awkward situation she had found herself in.
- The dog's rueful whine suggested that it was feeling remorseful for its misbehavior.
- The rueful sigh escaped the woman's lips as she realized that her hopes had been dashed.
- The actor gave a rueful performance, portraying the character's bitter disappointment.
- The rueful silence that followed the announcement hung heavy in the air.
- With a rueful shake of his head, the old man reflected on the missed opportunities of his youth.
FAQs About the word rueful
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offensesCausing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful., Expressing sorrow.
heartbroken, funeral, bitter, weeping, melancholy,mournful, aching, funereal, sorry, sad
laughing, cheery, delighted, cheery, smiling, happy,triumphant, joyful, bright, laughing
The child's rueful expression exposed his guilt over the broken vase.
She gazed at her reflection in the mirror with a rueful smile, acknowledging the wrinkles that time had etched upon her face.
The man's rueful laughter betrayed his disappointment with the outcome of the game.
The politician offered a rueful apology for his past mistakes.
