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regrets
noun as in excuse
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
- come-off
- cop-out
- cover story
- coverup
- fish story
- song and dance
- why and wherefore
noun as in refusal
Strong matches
noun as in turndown
Strong matches
- 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
Example Sentences
While he regrets his actions in this instance, Jackson told reporters he doesn’t see the need to stop celebrating so close to opposing fans.
The court heard Hopper did not regret the operations, but "bitterly regrets" the "dishonesty" about their cause.
Hopper did not regret the operations, but "bitterly regrets" the "dishonesty" about their cause, he said.
A penalty shootout win over world champions Spain sealed a remarkable successive Euros triumph for England, but there were no regrets for Bright in making a "decision for me".
“How to manage an imperiled species within a community can be difficult,” he said, “but ultimately, I’ve never met a community that regrets protecting trees and open spaces.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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