Nicked
Rueful
Rueful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Nicked and rueful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nicked" instead an adjective "Rueful".
Nearby Words: ruefulness, ruefully
Mutual synonyms
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Rueful and Nicked. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nicked/rueful
Nicked & Rueful. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nicked/rueful>.
Rueful or Nicked. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nicked/rueful.
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