| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adversely | In an unfavorable way. |
| 2. | alack | Expression of sorrow or regret. |
| 3. | alas | Used to express sorrow or regret. |
| 4. | bad luck for us | An unfortunate result for us. |
| 5. | badly | In an unfavorable or unfortunate way. |
| 6. | bleakly | In a discouraging, unfortunate way. |
| 7. | by a cruel twist | Through harsh misfortune. |
| 8. | by cruel chance | Through harsh bad luck. |
| 9. | by cruel fate | Through harsh misfortune. |
| 10. | by ill luck | Through bad luck. |
| 11. | by mischance | Through bad luck. |
| 12. | by unfortunate chance | Through unlucky circumstances. |
| 13. | by unhappy chance | Through regrettable chance. |
| 14. | calamitously | In a disastrous, unfortunate way. |
| 15. | concerningly | In a worrying, regrettable way. |
| 16. | damagingly | In a harmful, regrettable way. |
| 17. | deplorably | In a very regrettable way. |
| 18. | detrimentally | In a harmful or adverse way. |
| 19. | direly | In a very serious, unfortunate way. |
| 20. | disappointingly | In a disappointing way. |
| 21. | disastrously | With very unfortunate results. |
| 22. | dismally | In a gloomy, disappointing way. |
| 23. | distressingly | In an upsetting, unfortunate way. |
| 24. | disturbingly | In an unsettling, unfortunate way. |
| 25. | doomedly | In a doomed, unfortunate way. |
| 26. | fatally | In a disastrous, irreversible way. |
| 27. | fatefully | In a destined, unfortunate way. |
| 28. | grievously | In a serious, regrettable way. |
| 29. | grimly | In a harsh, unfortunate way. |
| 30. | haplessly | In an unlucky or helpless way. |
| 31. | harmfully | In a damaging, unfortunate way. |
| 32. | I regret that | Used before regrettable news. |
| 33. | I regret to say | Regrettably; sadly. |
| 34. | I’m sorry to say | Regrettably; sadly. |
| 35. | ill-fatedly | In a doomed or unlucky way. |
| 36. | ill-omenedly | In an unlucky, foreboding way. |
| 37. | ill-starredly | In an unlucky, doomed way. |
| 38. | ill-timedly | At a badly chosen time. |
| 39. | inauspiciously | In an unlucky or unfavorable way. |
| 40. | inconveniently | In a troublesome, unfortunate way. |
| 41. | inopportunely | At an unfortunate time. |
| 42. | it is a pity | The situation is regrettable. |
| 43. | it is a shame | The situation is regrettable. |
| 44. | it is regrettable | The situation causes regret. |
| 45. | it is sad | The situation is regrettable. |
| 46. | it’s a pity | The situation is regrettable. |
| 47. | it’s a shame | The situation is regrettable. |
| 48. | lamentably | In a regrettable or disappointing way. |
| 49. | lamentingly | With sorrow or regret. |
| 50. | lucklessly | Without good luck. |
| 51. | misadventurously | Through bad luck or mishap. |
| 52. | miserably | In a very unhappy way. |
| 53. | misfortunately | In an unfortunate way. |
| 54. | more’s the pity | That is regrettable. |
| 55. | most regrettably | Very regrettably or sadly. |
| 56. | mournfully | In a sadly regretful way. |
| 57. | negatively | In a harmful or unfavorable way. |
| 58. | not happily | Sadly; not in a fortunate way. |
| 59. | painfully | In a distressing or regrettable way. |
| 60. | pitifully | In a sad, regrettable way. |
| 61. | problematically | In a way that causes problems. |
| 62. | regretfully | With regret or reluctance. |
| 63. | regrettably | In a way that causes regret. |
| 64. | ruinously | In a damaging, unfortunate way. |
| 65. | sad to say | Regrettably. |
| 66. | sadly | In a sad or regrettable way. |
| 67. | sorrowfully | With sadness or regret. |
| 68. | sorry to report | Regrettably, as reported. |
| 69. | sorry to say | Regrettably. |
| 70. | star-crossedly | In a fatefully unlucky way. |
| 71. | such a pity | A regrettable situation. |
| 72. | such a shame | A regrettable situation. |
| 73. | through bad luck | Because of misfortune. |
| 74. | to everyone’s regret | Regrettably, for everyone. |
| 75. | to her regret | Regrettably, for her. |
| 76. | to his regret | Regrettably, for him. |
| 77. | to my regret | Regrettably, from my perspective. |
| 78. | to one’s regret | Regrettably, for someone. |
| 79. | to our regret | Regrettably, from our perspective. |
| 80. | to their regret | Regrettably, for them. |
| 81. | tragically | In a deeply unfortunate way. |
| 82. | troublingly | In a worrying, unfortunate way. |
| 83. | unfavorably | In a negative or adverse way. |
| 84. | unhappily | In an unfortunate or unhappy way. |
| 85. | unluckily | By bad luck. |
| 86. | unpromisingly | In a discouraging, unfavorable way. |
| 87. | unpropitiously | In an unlucky or unfavorable way. |
| 88. | unseasonably | At an unsuitable, unfortunate time. |
| 89. | untimely | At an unfortunate time. |
| 90. | upsettingly | In a way that causes upset. |
| 91. | we regret that | Used before regrettable news. |
| 92. | we regret to say | Regrettably, we say. |
| 93. | we’re sorry to say | Regrettably, we say. |
| 94. | with a heavy heart | With sadness and regret. |
| 95. | with regret | Regretfully; sadly. |
| 96. | with sadness | Sadly; regretfully. |
| 97. | with sorrow | Sorrowfully; regretfully. |
| 98. | woefully | In a very unfortunate way. |
| 99. | worryingly | In a concerning or regrettable way. |
| 100. | wretchedly | In a miserable or unfortunate way. |
