Synonyms of unfortunately

unfortunately

adverb

as in sadly

by bad fortune or luck

Unfortunately, you've just missed her.

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

But one cat owner who spent hundreds of dollars on her feline has unfortunately learned that, sometimes, just the packaging will do. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

No one deserves online bullying in any realm, but certainly not a young woman in Chandler, who was trying to make a play, and unfortunately our player got hurt. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025

But unfortunately, this isn't helping you—or your pans—out in the long run. —Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025

But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025