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regretfully

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Synonyms & Antonyms of regretfully

with feelings of bitterness or grief

I must regretfully inform you that you are not among those who have been accepted for our internship program

Synonyms for regretfully

agonizingly,
bitterly,
dolefully,
dolorously,
grievously,
hard,
hardly,
inconsolably,
lugubriously,
mournfully,
painfully,
plaintively,
resentfully,
ruefully,
sadly,
sorely,
sorrowfully,
unhappily,
wailfully,
woefully,
wretchedly

Words Related to regretfully

abjectly,
cheerlessly,
crestfallenly,
dejectedly,
despairingly,
despondently,
disconsolately,
dispiritedly,
downheartedly,
low-spiritedly

blackly,
darkly,
dismally,
distressfully,
distressingly,
dourly,
drearily,
forlornly,
gloomily,
glumly,
joylessly,
mirthlessly,
miserably,
morosely,
pessimistically,
somberly,
sullenly

acutely,
harshly,
keenly,
piercingly,
poignantly,
severely,
sharply

cruelly,
hurtfully,
ill,
rancorously

Near Antonyms for regretfully

cheerfully,
cheerily,
delightedly,
gaily
(also gayly),
gleefully,
good-naturedly,
lightheartedly,
merrily,
mirthfully,
rejoicingly,
sunnily

blithely,
blithesomely,
calmly,
casually,
dispassionately,
easily,
impassively,
indifferently,
lightly,
nonchalantly,
stoically,
unconcernedly

favorably,
well

Antonyms for regretfully

blissfully,
gladly,
happily,
joyfully,
joyously

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