regrets

NOUN

declination

Synonyms

STRONG

decline rejection turndown

WEAK

declining

NOUN

excuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alibi apology justification pretext rationalization substitute trick

STRONG

cleanup cover defense disguise evasion expedient extenuation grounds jive makeshift mitigation plea routine semblance shift song stall stopgap story subterfuge vindication whitewash

WEAK

come-off cop-out cover story coverup fish story song and dance why and wherefore

Antonyms

STRONG

permanent

NOUN

refusal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban defiance exclusion noncompliance rejection reversal veto

STRONG

abnegation choice declension declination disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion turndown withholding writ

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance allowance approval permission ratification sanction

STRONG

agreement attraction confirmation endorsement

WEAK

OK grant offer

NOUN

turndown

Synonyms

STRONG

abnegation ban choice declension declination defiance denial disapproval disavowal disclaimer disfavor dissent enjoinment exclusion forbidding interdiction negation nix no nonacceptance noncompliance option pass prohibition proscription rebuff refutation rejection renouncement renunciation repudiation repulse repulsion reversal veto withholding writ

WEAK

cold shoulder disallowance discountenancing knockback nonconsent thumbs-down

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance acquiescence admittance agreement allowance approval attraction confirmation endorsement inclusion permission ratification sanction welcome

Example Sentences

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Quietly, writer-director Michael Sarnoski has made a niche for himself as a storyteller of regrets, of roads not taken.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"This is one of my regrets, because the island is the most remote one, and they don't have enough medical centres, enough doctors."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Plenty of expats purchase their initial residences with no regrets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

I went on a three-week-long, adventurous trip overseas, and I have had no regrets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“And I know he regrets not being able to properly settle his responsibilities here.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

regrets

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