Synonyms for regrettable
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
unfortunate, lamentable, saddening, deplorable, sad, heart-breaking, unjustifiable, grievous, unhappy, upsetting, distressing, depressing, woeful, pitiful, wretched, heart-rending, sorrowful, rueful, mournful, woebegone, calamitous, pitiable, dismal, lousy, dreary, joyless, piteous, cheerless, afflictive
Definitions
- adj. 1
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
The officers' actions were regrettable, yes, but there's nothing to be done now but to relocate everyone to the mainland in a calm and orderly manner.
Related words
- Other spellings
- regretable
Example sentences
- unfortunate He has shown remorse for the unfortunate incident.
- deplorable The roads of this city are in deplorable condition.
- lamentable And now let's discuss the lamentable state of affairs.
- saddening The indifference of Tom's obituary was saddening.
- upsetting I know this is an upsetting time for you both.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| regrettable | falling | |
| unfortunate | falling | |
| deplorable | falling | |
| lamentable | falling | |
| saddening | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sad1
- 5 letters
- lousy2
- 6 letters
- dismal2, dreary2, woeful2, rueful2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, pitiful3, joyless, piteous
- 8 letters
- wretched2, grievous2, mournful2, pitiable4
- 9 letters
- upsetting3, sorrowful3, saddening3, cheerless, woebegone3
- 10 letters
- depressing3, deplorable4, lamentable4, calamitous4, afflictive
- 11 letters
- unfortunate4, distressing3
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lousy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- regrettable
- Italiano
- deplorevole