ALAS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALAS?

Need another word that means the same as “alas”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “alas” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Alas” are: regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily

Alas as an Adverb

Definitions of "Alas" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “alas” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• By bad luck.

Synonyms of "Alas" as an adverb (3 Words)

regrettably	Unfortunately (used to express apology for or sadness at something. Regrettably last night s audience was a meagre one.
unfortunately	It is unfortunate that. Unfortunately it rained all day.
unluckily	By bad luck.

Usage Examples of "Alas" as an adverb

• Alas, I cannot stay.

Associations of "Alas" (30 Words)

bemoan	Regret strongly. It was no use bemoaning her lot.
deplorable	Bad; unfortunate. Children living in deplorable conditions.
deplore	Regret strongly. We deplore the government s treatment of political prisoners.
dirge	A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite. Singers chanted dirges.
distressed	Generalized feeling of distress. I was distressed at the news of his death.
doom	(in Christian belief) the Last Judgement. Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it.
elegy	(in modern literature) a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
fail	Fail to get a passing grade. The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.
grief	Something that causes great unhappiness. She was overcome with grief.
grieve	Cause great distress to (someone. His behavior grieves his mother.
jeremiad	A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes. A jeremiad against any form of government.
lament	A mournful poem a lament for the dead. We lamented the death of the child.
lamentation	The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Scenes of lamentation.
maudlin	Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental. A bout of maudlin self pity.
mischance	An unlucky occurrence. Innumerable mischances might ruin the enterprise.
miserable	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A wet miserable weekend.
moan	A sound resembling a human moan. The foghorn moaned at intervals.
mourn	Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one. Publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction.
regrettably	Unfortunately (used to express apology for or sadness at something. Regrettably last night s audience was a meagre one.
requiem	A musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass or of a similar character. The musical tradition of the requiem mass has inspired imitation.
sadly	In an unfortunate way. He was sadly neglected.
sadness	Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. A source of great sadness.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. A woman had cried all night sorrowing over the death of her husband.
sorry	Used to express apology. I was sorry to hear about what happened to your family.
suffer	Undergo or suffer. His daughter suffered from agoraphobia.
threnody	A lament. A brooding threnody to urban desolation.
unfortunately	It is unfortunate that. Unfortunately it rained all day.
wail	Utter a wail. Wail in self pity.
weep	A fit or period of weeping. She rubbed the sore making it weep.
woe	Things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles. To add to his woes customers have been spending less.