Antonyms for unfortunatelyun·for·tu·nate·ly

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1. unfortunatelyadverb

   Antonyms:
   fortunately, luckily

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

2. unfortunatelyadverb

   Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

   Antonyms:
   luckily, fortunately

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1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

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

   Antonyms:
   fortunately, luckily, fortuitously, as luck would have it

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily, alas

How to use unfortunately in a sentence?

1. Marilyn Mosby:

   There is no conflict of interest. I'm going to prosecute. I'm the Baltimore state's attorney. My district includes every city in Baltimore city. A number of crimes that take place in Baltimore city and unfortunately in the district we live. Where is the conflict?

2. Joseph Konyo:

   Unfortunately this family resides in a protected forest area ... so it was extremely difficult for the police to immediately arrest the suspected robbers.

3. Taliban Islamists:

   There are people in their thousands, as you’ve seen, crowding around the entrances to the airport, and there have been, unfortunately, injuries as well. And, we have had to address some of those amongst our passenger cohorts too. It is dangerous.

4. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   One part of the negotiations will be on what will happen to these bonds which unfortunately and wrongly Mr Trichet bought, i see it as a mistake - but the ECB did this with the aim of keeping us in the markets in 2010. They failed.

5. Doug Woodring:

   All that consumption is growing, unfortunately the waste management systems around the world are not keeping pace as quickly as the consumption and products -- there's a big mismatch.

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