as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
the explorers forged ahead despite the regrettable loss of some of their companions
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Recent Examples of regrettable
Yet to jump-start his career, Jones turned to Kyle Shanahan, the guy who ultimately rejected the idea of taking Jones in the first round and instead, along with general manager John Lynch, made the regrettable decision to trade up to select Trey Lance.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Trump’s corruption of conservatism, evangelicalism, the law, the Constitution, and democracy has also had the regrettable effect of turning MAGA’s mouthpieces, including sitting lawmakers, into absolutely reprehensible ghouls.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
That the internecine fight went public was regrettable: spectators crowed for these race and gender studies nerds to go at each other, with the book taking arguably the greatest damage.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Given his age, Granlund’s next deal has all the makings of a regrettable one.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Trump’s corruption of conservatism, evangelicalism, the law, the Constitution, and democracy has also had the regrettable effect of turning MAGA’s mouthpieces, including sitting lawmakers, into absolutely reprehensible ghouls.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
That the internecine fight went public was regrettable: spectators crowed for these race and gender studies nerds to go at each other, with the book taking arguably the greatest damage.
—Erin Khuê Ninh
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Given his age, Granlund’s next deal has all the makings of a regrettable one.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettable
Adjective
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Instead, like so many unfortunate accidents since cell phones were invented, this was caused by a distracted driver.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for him, that gaffe will be a little easier to live down than Teal and Weinberg’s unfortunate comments.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Actor River Phoenix’s story has long haunted Hollywood: A rising star with rare talent and a tragic ending that came far too soon.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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The whole story turns on how this scared young girl becomes a tough, tragic redeemer through this wild, unlikely journey.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Regrettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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