Synonyms of regrettable
Examples of regrettable in a Sentence
His decision to quit is regrettable.
It was a regrettable mistake.
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The pass wasn’t particularly crisp, and though Brown tried to save it, Blair’s final play of a memorable night will be a regrettable turnover.
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Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Up until the two hundred and fiftieth, which, save a miracle, is going to break all earlier records for dismal misadventure, regrettable calamity, and shocking violence, no fifty-year anniversary of the founding was more turbulent than the Bicentennial.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
An unfortunate concoction of regrettable personnel decisions by former general manager Chris Grier - combined with a degree of bad luck - have left the Dolphins scrambling to position themselves to be even minimally functional when free agency begins in 10 days.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
The meal is regrettable and adds only a little sustenance at best.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Up until the two hundred and fiftieth, which, save a miracle, is going to break all earlier records for dismal misadventure, regrettable calamity, and shocking violence, no fifty-year anniversary of the founding was more turbulent than the Bicentennial.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
An unfortunate concoction of regrettable personnel decisions by former general manager Chris Grier - combined with a degree of bad luck - have left the Dolphins scrambling to position themselves to be even minimally functional when free agency begins in 10 days.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
The meal is regrettable and adds only a little sustenance at best.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrettable. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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regrettable
adjective
re·gret·ta·ble
ri-ˈgret-ə-bəl 
: deserving regret
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