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Regretful vs Repentant - What's the difference?

regretful | repentant |

As adjectives the difference between regretful and repentant

is that regretful is full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets while repentant is feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

As a noun repentant is

one who repents; a penitent.

regretful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  • Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    • Synonyms

    * (full of regret) repining, rueful, sorrowful

    Derived terms

    * regretfully * regretfulness * unregretful

    References

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    repentant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * unrepentant

    Related terms

    * repent * repentance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who repents; a penitent.

    • Anagrams

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