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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. rue3

    Synonyms:
    garden rue, herb of grace

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rue

    To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient. One may grieve or mourn, regret, rue, or sorrow without a sound; he bemoans with suppressed and often inarticulate sounds of grief; he bewails with passionate utterance, whether of inarticulate cries or of spoken words. He laments in plaintive or pathetic words, as the prophet Jeremiah in his "Lamentations." One deplores with settled sorrow which may or may not find relief in words. One is made to rue an act by some misfortune resulting, or by some penalty or vengeance inflicted because of it. One regrets a slight misfortune or a hasty word; he sorrows over the death of a friend.

    Synonyms:
    bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve, lament, mourn, regret, sorrow

    Antonyms:
    be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolensnoun

    European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

    Synonyms:
    herb of grace, regret, ruefulness, sorrow

  2. ruenoun

    leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

    Synonyms:
    herb of grace, regret, ruefulness, sorrow

  3. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessnoun

    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

    "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

    Synonyms:
    regret, ruefulness, grief, sorrow, sorrowfulness, herb of grace, sadness

  4. rueverb

    (French) a street or road in France

    Synonyms:
    herb of grace, regret, ruefulness, sorrow

  5. repent, regret, rueverb

    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

    Synonyms:
    atone, regret, repent

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rueverb

    Synonyms:
    regret, deplore, lament, repent of, be sorry for, grieve for

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rueverb

    Synonyms:
    regret, deplore

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "rue":

    street, eul, thoroughfare, streetinvolved, st.

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD2.0 / 1 vote

  1. rue

    Synonyms:
    Ruta graveolens, common rue, countryman's treacle, garden rue, German rue, herb of grace, ruta

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How to use rue in a sentence?

  1. Jim Colucci:

    Bea was offended, when the writers called Rose [Betty White] dumb or Blanche [Rue McClanahan] a slut or Sophia [Estelle Getty] old, it could roll off those women’s backs because they were not like their characters.

  2. John Thune:

    The Democrats are going to rue the day. If they go forward with this, they are going to rue the day because the nuclear winter that will ensue in the Senate if they move forward with this is, it's just going to be, it will completely paralyze the Senate.

  3. Persian:

    Both white and black acknowledge women?s sway, So much the better and the wiser too, Deeming it most convenient to obey, Or possibly they might their folly rue.*

  4. Rahm Emanuel:

    This President's decided to immerse This President in the investigation, the scandal, and not do a degree of separation... and say,' I'm not going to let that affect the business that the people elected me.' They're going to rue the day they didn't do that.

  5. Emmanuel Macron:

    Thoughts with Marseille, where a building on rue Tivoli collapsed last night. I am thinking of those affected and their loved ones. An investigation is continuing with significant resources deployed. Thank you to the firefighters and rescuers mobilized.


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