Synonyms of regretfully
7 similar words
Another word for regretfully is sadly. Other synonyms of regretfully are ruefully, regrettably and sorrowfully.
Synonyms and similar words for regretfully
adverbIn a regretful manner, with regret.
- sorrowfullyIn a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
- ruefullyIn a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
adverbUnfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to...
- sadlyUnfortunately, sad to say.
- unfortunately
- sad to saySadly; unfortunately.
- regrettablyIn a manner inspiring or deserving regret.
- alas
Meaning of regretfully
- adverb In a regretful manner, with regret.
- adverb Unfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an entire sentence).
regretfully in other languages
Questions about synonyms of regretfully
- What is another word for regretfully?
- Regretfully has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sadly, ruefully, regrettably and sorrowfully.
- What does regretfully mean?
- Regretfully means in a regretful manner, with regret.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: regretfully (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Synonyms of regretfully.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/regretfully. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.