as in boo
used to express sorrow or distress
Juliet's pitiful lament, "alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!"
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Recent Examples of alas
Baby, don’t say maybe, but alas.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Because that time binds them all together and still holds us all together in some way — including now, alas, in the honor of trying to mourn him together, too.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
That logic, alas, runs aground on the reef of reality.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Andrew Scott also should’ve gotten in for Best Supporting Actor, alas.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Because that time binds them all together and still holds us all together in some way — including now, alas, in the honor of trying to mourn him together, too.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
That logic, alas, runs aground on the reef of reality.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Andrew Scott also should’ve gotten in for Best Supporting Actor, alas.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alas
aw
Interjection
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In the north of the British Isles, people sometimes combined ye, a second person plural pronoun for you, along with aw, meaning all.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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And then … aw, just cue up the video player for the epic Francisco Lindor homer that won this thing!—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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