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
This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.
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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This, alas, is not the only cliche floating around in the movie.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But then, alas, a gnarly incident occurs while the documentary cameras are rolling and Stuckmann violently shifts gears.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The Huskers are another team that was supposed to be playing a big game against Penn State in November, but alas.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This, alas, is not the only cliche floating around in the movie.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But then, alas, a gnarly incident occurs while the documentary cameras are rolling and Stuckmann violently shifts gears.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
The Huskers are another team that was supposed to be playing a big game against Penn State in November, but alas.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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