REGRETTABLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

regrettably

adverb

Definition of regrettably

as in unfortunately

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Recent Examples of regrettably The democratization of Internet access with cheap smartphones and 5G has also regrettably seeded a CSAM wild west, whereby anyone with access to a child and dire financial problems can instantly solve their money woes. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 But lately, the chaos in the United States made the song seem regrettably apropos. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 But the obstacles blocking James from joining the Wolves are, regrettably, manifold — money being the first and foremost. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 July 2026 His legacy at this point is confined to the unfunded mandates of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the equally unfunded obligations created by ignoring a statute of repose for child abuse claims, regrettably upheld by a bare majority on the Maryland Supreme Court. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for regrettably

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Quantum computers, unfortunately, may be able to break these barriers.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
The McCaskeys, unfortunately, seem to think that every Chicago and Illinois resident need the Bears here to survive.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfortunately

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The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

Definition of lamentably

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As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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