Synonyms for unfortunately
un·for·tu·nate·ly

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1. unfortunatelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

   Antonyms:
   fortunately, luckily

2. unfortunatelyadverb

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

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

   Antonyms:
   luckily, fortunately

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

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

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily, alas

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "unfortunately":

   regrettably, sadly, alas, regretfully, lamentably, tragically, unhappily, already, woefully, deplorably, unfortunate, alack

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1. Valeriy Chaly:

   I'll be frank with you, if they kill my family, if they kill my relatives, unfortunately, I will stop [my] diplomatic activity … I will go further.

2. Arlington County:

   Unfortunately these are things that we do see in our community, however, you know, we did have a lot of restrictions on our nightlife during the pandemic. You know, we had nightlife closed for a period of time. We had social distancing put into place for a period of time. So, now as we get back into a more normal routine of people interacting with each other, it’s really important that, you know, our community is aware that these things do occur and to take the steps that they need to take to keep themselves safe.

3. Mohammed Afkhami:

   When you turn on the news, it's like, from Syria to Iraq to Libya, those places are all in turmoil, so that's what people think of the whole region ... When people say, 'Oh, Iranians make art?' it means (Iranians are) compassionate people; they're people who have sensitivity, feelings, a sense of perspective. That's something that you don't see that much because, unfortunately, the media does not show that positive narrative.

4. Danielle Ompad:

   People are way more comfortable with 'yes' or 'no' than 'maybe,' unfortunately, that's where the science has us right now: we just don't know, and it's much better to say that we don't know than to try to make predictions without having the data there because that can be detrimental.

5. Pierre Gasly:

   I apologize to Brendon for the contact we had, the team told me that they were going to switch our positions so I went on the inside of the back straight thinking he would give me space, unfortunately I don't think he saw me and once I was inside there was nothing I could do.