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regret

How many syllables in regret?

  2 syllables

Divide regret into syllables:   re-gret
Stressed syllable in regret:   re-gret
How to pronounce regret:   ri-gret
How to say regret:

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Synonyms for regret


1 syllable
  • grief
  • guilt
  • qualm
  • shame
  • grieve
  • mourn
  • rue
2 syllables
  • bemoan
  • deplore
  • lament
  • scruple
  • bewail
  • distress
  • remorse
  • sorrow
3 syllables
  • be sorry
  • contrition
  • feel sorry
  • pang of guilt
  • repentance
  • compunction
  • express grief
  • grieve over
  • penitence
4 syllables
  • be remorseful
  • be unhappy
  • disenchantment
5 syllables
  • apologize for
  • be disappointed
6 syllables
  • be apologetic
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    What rhymes with regret

    1 syllable
    • bet
    • Brett
    • et
    • frett
    • jet
    • Lett
    • mette
    • nett
    • pet
    • ret
    • stet
    • Tet
    • vet
    • whet
    • yett
    • bret
    • debt
    • fret
    • get
    • let
    • met
    • net
    • nyet
    • pret
    • set
    • sweat
    • threat
    • wet
    • yet
    2 syllables
    • abet
    • all wet
    • backset
    • banquette
    • barquette
    • bassette
    • beset
    • boneset
    • briquette
    • brunet
    • burette
    • Burnett
    • cassette
    • charette
    • claudette
    • collette
    • coquette
    • cornette
    • coset
    • courgette
    • curette
    • cuvette
    • dinette
    • diskette
    • dragnet
    • egret
    • fette
    • fishnet
    • fly net
    • forgette
    • Georgette
    • gill net
    • gillnet
    • gravette
    • Gwinnett
    • hard-set
    • ink-jet
    • inset
    • jeannette
    • kismet
    • layette
    • lisette
    • lorgnette
    • maquette
    • mind-set
    • mist net
    • moquette
    • musette
    • noisette
    • nymphet
    • offset
    • outlet
    • paillette
    • palmette
    • pipette
    • piquette
    • pound net
    • preset
    • quickset
    • racette
    • ramet
    • reset
    • rillette
    • rocket
    • rosette
    • saw set
    • sestet
    • sharp-set
    • spinet
    • stylet
    • subset
    • surette
    • suzettes
    • tea set
    • thickset
    • toilette
    • tourette
    • trivette
    • typeset
    • unmet
    • upset
    • vedro
    • well-set
    • aigrette
    • annette
    • baguette
    • barbette
    • barrette
    • beget
    • blanquette
    • brevet
    • brochette
    • brunette
    • burnet
    • cadet
    • cermet
    • chevrette
    • Colette
    • coquet
    • cornet
    • corvette
    • cossette
    • croquette
    • curvet
    • daleth
    • dip net
    • doucet
    • duet
    • fan-jet
    • fetted
    • fleurette
    • forget
    • gazette
    • georgette
    • Gillette
    • godet
    • grisette
    • handset
    • headset
    • inlet
    • janette
    • jet set
    • lavette
    • life net
    • Lorette
    • lunette
    • Marquette
    • minette
    • moonset
    • motet
    • nerve net
    • nonet
    • octet
    • onset
    • outset
    • pallette
    • piet
    • piquet
    • planchette
    • poussette
    • quartet
    • quintet
    • raclette
    • ramjet
    • revet
    • rillettes
    • roomette
    • roulette
    • septet
    • sextet
    • soubrette
    • stage set
    • sublet
    • sunset
    • suzette
    • syrette
    • Tete
    • Tibet
    • tonette
    • trijet
    • twinset
    • Undset
    • unset
    • vedette
    • vignette
    • wynette
    3 syllables
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