Antonyms for unfortunatelyun·for·tu·nate·ly

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1. unfortunatelyadverb

   Antonyms:
   fortunately, luckily

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

2. unfortunatelyadverb

   Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily

   Antonyms:
   luckily, fortunately

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1. unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb

   by bad luck

   "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

   Antonyms:
   fortunately, luckily, fortuitously, as luck would have it

   Synonyms:
   regrettably, unluckily, alas

How to use unfortunately in a sentence?

1. Negah Hekmati:

   As an immigrant, I'm used to this stuff, unfortunately, but I'm here today because of my kids. They shouldn't experience such things. They are US citizens. This is not OK and it shouldn't be OK for them.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   One of the problems we face in United States is that unfortunately, there is a combination of an anti-science bias that people are -- for reasons that sometimes are, you know, inconceivable and not understandable -- they just don't believe science and they don't believe authority, so when they see someone up in the White House, which has an air of authority to White House, who's talking about science, that there are some people who just don't believe that -- and that's unfortunate because, you know, science is truth.

3. Katherine Raymond:

   In surgery that July, they managed to remove most of the tumor and the treatment took care of the remaining cells, unfortunately, they had to take segments of her jaw and skull and they damaged a nerve in her face that can never be repaired. She cant really feel anything on that side. It affects her speech, it affects her eating.Her right eye doesnt close. I have to shut it when shes asleep.

4. James Kofi Annan:

   Unfortunately you don't have to look hard to find children working on the lake, but it takes a lot to mount rescue operations that are backed up by the long-term support necessary to ensure children are not retrafficked.

5. Valeriy Chaly:

   I'll be frank with you, if they kill my family, if they kill my relatives, unfortunately, I will stop [my] diplomatic activity … I will go further.

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