regrettably

Language: en

🇺🇸 /rɪˈgrɛtəbliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    In a manner that is regrettable; unfortunately; in a way that causes or deserves regret.; Used as a sentence adverb to express that the speaker feels sorry or disappointed about the fact being stated.; In a way that is to be deplored or lamented; deplorably.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more regrettably Superlative: most regrettably

Collocations

regrettably commonregrettably trueregrettably absentregrettably shortregrettably few

Derivatives

regretregrettableregretfulregretfullyregretless

Synonyms

unfortunatelysadlylamentablyunhappilyalas

Antonyms

fortunatelyhappilythankfully

Commonly confused

regretfully
EN: 'Regretfully' expresses personal feeling of regret (e.g., 'He regretfully declined'); 'regrettably' describes a situation as worthy of regret (e.g., 'Regrettably, the event was cancelled').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 't' in 'regrettably' (from 'regret' + '-table' + '-ly'). Do not write 'regretably'.

💬 Examples

  1. Regrettably, the concert was cancelled due to bad weather.

  2. Regrettably, we were unable to meet the deadline.

  3. The situation was regrettably mishandled by the authorities.