Synonyms of unfortunately

unfortunately

adverb

as in sadly

by bad fortune or luck

Unfortunately, you've just missed her.

Related Words

• sadly
• lamentably
• tragically
• regrettably
• dreadfully
• unluckily
• unhappily
• badly
• terribly
• alack
• horribly
• alas
• ay
• annoyingly
• distressingly
• awfully
• disgustingly
• irritatingly
• wirra
• woe
• vexingly
• alarmingly
• disturbingly
• disagreeably
• ill
• traumatically
• appallingly
• unsettlingly
• horrendously
• horridly
• abominably
• vilely
• sickeningly
• unpleasantly
• perturbingly
• shockingly

Dissimilar Words

• fortunately
• luckily
• thankfully
• happily
• blessedly
• advantageously
• helpfully
• excellently
• superbly
• wonderfully
• well
• marvelously
• nicely
• pleasantly
• favorably
• splendidly
• delightfully
• sensationally
• sweetly
• gloriously
• agreeably
• great
• prettily
• charmingly
• pleasingly
• deliciously
• finely
• gratifyingly
• satisfyingly
• dreamily
• magnificently
• enjoyably
• felicitously
• pleasurably
• enchantingly
• swimmingly
• winningly
• grandly
• fetchingly
• welcomely
• delectably
• palatably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfortunately

Soccer talk won’t break the ice, since Italy – in what has become an unfortunately commonplace occurrence for the proud soccer nation – failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

What happened, unfortunately, is out of my hands and part of life. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Summer is peak tick season, and unfortunately, ticks can spread diseases, like Lyme. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 1 July 2026

And that consequence, unfortunately, will be borne by those who actually are influenced by it. — CBS News, 28 June 2026