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Rueful vs Repentant - What's the difference?

rueful | repentant |

As adjectives the difference between rueful and repentant

is that rueful is causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow while repentant is feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

As a noun repentant is

one who repents; a penitent.

rueful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
  • Inspiring pity or compassion.

    • Derived terms

    * rue-bargain * ruefully * ruefulness

    Related terms

    * rue

    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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