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Synonyms for alas
əˈlæs, əˈlɑsalas
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Princeton's WordNet
unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb
by bad luck
"unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
Synonyms:
regrettably, unluckily, unfortunately
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #4184 | unfortunately | |
| #11756 | sadly | |
| #16037 | alas | |
| #49030 | regrettably | |
| #86382 | regretfully | |
| #165353 | unluckily | |
| #172803 | alack |
How to use alas in a sentence?
An act of terror with our plane and the terror attack in Paris ... have sharpened the global political agenda, 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.
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.
Alas ! the contrast between us, and what We can create; That man should be so little in himself, His works so great.
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.
I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Translations for alas
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- واهًا, واحسرتاهArabic
- siwazhBreton
- ai lasCatalan, Valencian
- bědaCzech
- akDanish
- ach, leider, bedauerlicherweise, wehGerman
- αλίμονοGreek
- veEsperanto
- ay, ay de míSpanish
- kahjuks, parakuEstonian
- افسوسPersian
- hélasFrench
- mo thruaighe, mo sgal, och, mo chreachScottish Gaelic
- हायHindi
- ajjajHungarian
- veIdo
- ahimè, purtroppoItalian
- ああ, あたらJapanese
- ههی هاوار, ئاخ, داخاکهم, ئهفسۆس, هاوارKurdish
- vae, heu, eheuLatin
- helaas, jammer genoeg, o weeDutch
- akkNorwegian
- ai de mimPortuguese
- vaiRomanian
- увы, ахRussian
- авајSerbo-Croatian
- bubu, boboAlbanian
- ackSwedish
- aman, eyvah, ahTurkish
- 唉Chinese
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