rueful vs remorseful

rueful and remorseful both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, rueful and remorseful are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of rueful include contrite, ruthful.

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