remorseful vs rueful

remorseful and rueful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remorseful	No	Yes	No	No
rueful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, remorseful and rueful are synonyms defined as:

remorseful and rueful: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Other synonyms of remorseful include contrite, ruthful.

remorseful (adjective)	rueful (adjective)
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses