TRAGICALLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

tragically

adverb

Definition of tragically

as in sadly

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Recent Examples of tragically Unlocked as the replacement for Rachel Reilly, who was tragically pushed into a volcano by an aggressive dinosaur in the year 175 million BC. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026 Ending his life this way, in a desert tomb of family memories, would be tragically fitting, but John Sugar’s in town to facilitate a redemption arc. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026 But considering the larger public’s tragically low opinion of and trust in the Democratic Party — the entire political system, really — Democrats need to shake things up. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Ramphele, who tragically lost Biko while pregnant with his child, now confronts humanity's current crises with profound hope. — Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The couple were tragically trapped in their house and killed as a result. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 The pair, along with Bessette's sister, Lauren Bessette, tragically died in a plane crash off Martha's Vineyard in July 1999. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The couple tragically died in a car crash in Paris, France on August 31, 1997. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 1 July 2026 That includes the Knowles Fire, which tragically claimed the lives of three wildland firefighters on Saturday. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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Still, several popular chains have sadly evaded the KC metro.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office confirmed to NBC10 Boston and WCVB on Wednesday, July 15 that the driver involved in the crash had sadly died.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of sadly

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The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

Definition of lamentably

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But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Wilde stars as one half of a struggling couple, unhappily married to a character played by Seth Rogen.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

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