Need another word that means the same as “regrettably”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “regrettably” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Regrettably” are: alas, unfortunately, unluckily, sadly, unhappily, woefully, lamentably
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “regrettably” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| alas | By bad luck. Alas I cannot stay. |
| lamentably | In an unfortunate or deplorable manner. She was lamentably ignorant. |
| sadly | With sadness; in a sad manner. His schemes went sadly awry. |
| unfortunately | It is unfortunate that. Unfortunately we do not have the time to interview every applicant. |
| unhappily | Unfortunately. Unhappily such days do not come too often. |
| unluckily | By bad luck. |
| woefully | In a manner expressing sorrow or misery. Preparations proved woefully inadequate. |
| ache | An emotion experienced with painful or bittersweet intensity. She ached for a cigarette. |
| affliction | A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity. Poor people in great affliction. |
| agony | Extreme physical or mental suffering. An agony of doubt. |
| alas | By bad luck. Alas I cannot stay. |
| anguish | Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. Philip gave a cry of anguish. |
| bad | Badly. The bad guys. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. The news of her child s illness distressed the mother. |
| distressed | Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. A distressed leather jacket. |
| doom | Condemn to certain death or destruction. Her plan was doomed to failure. |
| fail | Fail to do something leave something undone. She cannot have failed to be aware of the situation. |
| hurt | Hurt the feelings of. He was hurting badly but he smiled through his tears. |
| lament | A mournful poem a lament for the dead. Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward. |
| mischance | An instance of misfortune. By pure mischance the secret was revealed. |
| miserable | Pitiably small or inadequate. Their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable. |
| misery | A feeling of intense unhappiness. The misery of the miner s existence. |
| misfortune | An unfortunate condition or event. Never laugh at other people s misfortunes. |
| pain | Cause mental or physical pain to. Her legs had been paining her. |
| privation | Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights. The privations of life at the front. |
| pulsate | Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses. The city pulsated with music and excitement. |
| sore | Suffering pain from a part of one’s body. She had a sore throat. |
| sorry | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. Sorry I was trying not to make a noise. |
| suffer | Undergo or suffer. She is suffering from the hot weather. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen. |
| throb | Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily. The war drums throbbed. |
| throes | Violent pangs of suffering. He convulsed in his death throes. |
| unfortunately | It is unfortunate that. Unfortunately we do not have the time to interview every applicant. |
| unlucky | Having or bringing misfortune. Friday the 13th is an unlucky date. |
| woe | Things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles. To add to his woes customers have been spending less. |
| wounded | People who are wounded. They had to leave the wounded where they fell. |
| wretchedness | A state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune. The wretchedness for which these prisons became known. |
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