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Synonyms for sadly
sad·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
sadly, unhappilyadverb
in an unfortunate way
"sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
Synonyms:
woefully, deplorably, lamentably, unhappilyAntonyms:
happilysadlyadverb
with sadness; in a sad manner
"`She died last night,' he said sadly"
Synonyms:
woefully, deplorably, lamentably, unhappilyAntonyms:
happilydeplorably, lamentably, sadly, woefullyadverb
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
"he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
Synonyms:
woefully, unhappily, lamentably, deplorablyAntonyms:
happily
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "sadly":
unfortunately, regrettably, alas, regretfully, woefully, depressingly, tragically, lamentably, pathetically, sad
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4184 | unfortunately | |
#5071 | sad | |
#11756 | sadly | |
#16037 | alas | |
#36224 | tragically | |
#49030 | regrettably | |
#55734 | woefully | |
#69306 | unhappily | |
#86382 | regretfully | |
#88164 | pathetically | |
#138502 | depressingly | |
#204407 | lamentably |
How to use sadly in a sentence?
The heart may think it knows better the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. The friend becomes a traitor by breaking, however unwillingly or sadly, out of our own zone a hard judgment is passed on him, for all the pleas of the heart.
What a terrible time this is to be a Christian. The churches have failed and betrayed us, and the ministry preaches hate and murder. If there is a sane and reasoning voice in the Christian church today it is sadly silent.
We live by encouragement and die without it--slowly, sadly, angrily.
Very sadly now, our founders' vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House, that is why today, as Speaker of the White House, I solemnly and sadly open the debate on the impeachment of the President of United States. If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the President's reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.
Sadly the 'mob rule' tactics employed by the more radical elements of our society and the constant media reporting has had the desired influence on some sponsors and the club would face significant financial pressure if I joined them.
Translations for sadly
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- tristamentCatalan, Valencian
- traurigerweise, traurigGerman
- con alma en pena, luctuosamente, tristementeSpanish
- malheureusementFrench
- tristementeGalician
- maestaLatin
- smutnoPolish
- tristementePortuguese
- печа́льно, уны́ло, тоскли́во, гру́стноRussian
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