Synonyms of ruefully

ruefully

adverb

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief

ruefully accepted the fact that the drunk driver would never adequately pay for his crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bitterly
• sorrowfully
• sadly
• mournfully
• painfully
• hard
• regretfully
• dolefully
• sharply
• unhappily
• resentfully
• lugubriously
• plaintively
• harshly
• dolorously
• woefully
• grievously
• wailfully
• agonizingly
• wretchedly
• sorely
• inconsolably
• severely
• hardly
• glumly
• despairingly
• dejectedly
• despondently
• dispiritedly
• somberly
• gloomily
• morosely
• sullenly
• cheerlessly
• disconsolately
• forlornly
• darkly
• mirthlessly
• pessimistically
• abjectly
• dourly
• distressfully
• miserably
• poignantly
• dismally
• joylessly
• blackly
• drearily
• acutely
• keenly
• distressingly
• cruelly
• piercingly
• crestfallenly
• downheartedly
• ill
• rancorously
• hurtfully
• low-spiritedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happily
• joyfully
• joyously
• gladly
• cheerfully
• blissfully
• gleefully
• cheerily
• delightedly
• merrily
• lightheartedly
• gaily
• gayly
• calmly
• casually
• blithely
• easily
• indifferently
• lightly
• nonchalantly
• stoically
• impassively
• unconcernedly
• good-naturedly
• dispassionately
• mirthfully
• sunnily
• favorably
• well
• rejoicingly
• blithesomely