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Synonyms for repent
ˈri pənt, rɪˈpɛntre·pent

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 4 votes

  1. repent

    Synonyms:
    grieve, regret, sorrow, rue, repine, deplore, lament

    Antonyms:
    rejoice, persist

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. repent, atoneverb

    turn away from sin or do penitence

    Synonyms:
    abye, atone, regret, aby, expiate, rue

  2. repent, regret, rueverb

    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

    Synonyms:
    atone, regret, rue

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  1. repentverb

    Synonyms:
    regret, be sorry, be penitent, feel remorse

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How to use repent in a sentence?

  1. Israel Folau:

    Do you think it's coincidence or no? God is speaking to you guys. Australia - you need to repent.

  2. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

    We shall have to repent in this generation , not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.

  3. The Post:

    I will continue work every day to repent for my actions and represent my constituents.

  4. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images Kara-Murza:

    I’m in jail for my political views; for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, for many years of struggle against Putin’s dictatorship, for facilitating the adoption of personal international sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against human rights violators. Not only do I not repent of any of this, I am proud of it.

  5. Raphael Warnock:

    If it is true that a man who has dominated the news and poisoned the discussion for months needs to repent, then it is doubly true that a nation that can produce such a man and make his vitriol go viral needs to repent, no matter what happens next month, more than a third of the nation that would go along with this, is reason to be afraid. America needs to repent for its worship of Whiteness, on full display this season.


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    An antonym of "spellbound"
    A mesmerized
    B transfixed
    C disenchanted
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