Synonyms & related words for rueful

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of rueful — including ruthful, remorseful, regretful, sorrowful, doleful, wistful. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to rueful

Explore words related to rueful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ruefulness, contrite, ruefully, heavyhearted, remorsefulness, remorsefully, regretfulness, sorrowfulness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for rueful

Common synonyms for rueful include ruthful, remorseful, regretful, sorrowful, doleful, wistful, sorrowed, dolorous — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.