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regretful

How many syllables in regretful?

  3 syllables

Divide regretful into syllables:   re-gret-ful
Stressed syllable in regretful:   re-gret-ful
How to pronounce regretful:   ri-gret-full
How to say regretful:

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Synonyms for regretful


1 syllable
  • bad
    2 syllables
    • ashamed
    • homesick
    • sorry
    • contrite
    • rueful
    • wistful
    3 syllables
    5 syllables
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