Synonyms for ALAS
əˈlæs, əˈlɑsalas

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1. alasinterjection

   Synonyms:
   alack

2. alasinterjection

   Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.

   Synonyms:
   alack

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1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

   "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily, unfortunately, alas

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1. alasinterj.

   Synonyms:
   alack, lackaday

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1. List of paraphrases for "alas":

   unfortunately, sadly, regrettably, alack, regretfully

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How to use ALAS in a sentence?

1. Sydney Smith:

   I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

2. Paul. F. Meekin:

   Alas! I have more hair on my shoulders then on my head.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   Some House Democrats imply they are withholding the [impeachment]articles for some kind of leverage, i admit, Im not sure what leverage there is in refraining from sending us something we do not want.Alas, if theycan figure that out, they can explain.

4. Dennis Potter:

   Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them, and not just say, 'Oh, they're all the same.' They are all the same in certain ways, alas -- a political animal is such an animal. But lurking somewhere behind their rhetoric and their spittle are important choices that we should make.

5. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   The war is declared against the whole civilised world. The threat is global and, alas, is real. So the stance of some Western countries on Russia looks weird.