Synonyms of sadly
9 similar words
Another word for sadly is unfortunately. Other synonyms of sadly are ruefully, regretfully, mournfully, regrettably and sorrowfully.
Synonyms and similar words for sadly
adverbIn a sad manner; sorrowfully.
- sorrowfullyIn a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
- ruefullyIn a rueful manner; causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
- mournfullyIn a mournful manner; as if in mourning for something.
- heavily
adverbUnfortunately, sad to say.
- unfortunatelyUsed (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.
- sad to saySadly; unfortunately.
- regrettablyIn a manner inspiring or deserving regret.
- regretfullyUnfortunately, in a manner inspiring or deserving regret; used only as a sentence adverb (to introduce and modify an...
- alas
Meaning of sadly
- adverb In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
- adverb Unfortunately, sad to say.
- adverb In a manner to cause sadness; badly; terribly.
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Questions about synonyms of sadly
- What is another word for sadly?
- Sadly has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as unfortunately, ruefully, regretfully, mournfully, regrettably, sorrowfully and heavily.
- What does sadly mean?
- Sadly means in a sad manner; sorrowfully.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sadly (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.
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