Synonyms & related words for regretting

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Words related to regretting

Explore words related to regretting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include regretted, regretter, repent, regrets, ruefulness, regretfulness, sorrow, regretful. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does regretting come from?

The word regretting breaks down into 3 roots of Latin, Old French, and Old English origin: re-, from Latin re (“again, intensive”); gret, from Old French grater (“to weep, lament”); and -ting, from Old English -ing (“present participle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.