Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase opposite of rueful.
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1. alas
2. sad
3. sorry
4. shame
5. bluebonnet
6. glad
7. mop
8. mopping
9. mow
10. pout
11. glum
12. bemused
13. deprecating
14. happy
15. quizzical
16. wry
17. penitent
18. ruefully
19. sorrowful
20. contritely
21. plaintive
22. remorse
23. remorsefully
24. rewful
25. sari
26. amused
27. cheerful
28. contemptuous
29. contrite
30. lugubrious
31. melancholy
32. mocking
33. mournful
34. pleased
35. puzzled
36. regretful
37. remorseful
38. repentant
39. reproachful
40. ruefulness

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