Synonyms of regrettable

regrettable

adjective

ri-ˈgre-tə-bəl 

as in unfortunate

of a kind to cause great distress

the explorers forged ahead despite the regrettable loss of some of their companions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unfortunate
• tragic
• tragical
• terrible
• lamentable
• deplorable
• horrible
• shocking
• distressing
• grievous
• unlucky
• painful
• disturbing
• woeful
• sad
• distressful
• awful
• unsettling
• disastrous
• dire
• heartbreaking
• troublesome
• sickening
• dreadful
• pitiful
• miserable
• fearful
• unbearable
• severe
• vexatious
• traumatic
• heartrending
• alarming
• poignant
• overwhelming
• horrifying
• wretched
• intolerable
• doleful
• crushing
• piteous
• moving
• affecting
• touching
• calamitous
• excruciating
• harrowing
• perturbing
• ruthful
• sharp
• raging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratifying
• satisfying
• rewarding
• pleasing
• encouraging
• heartening
• comforting
• inspiring
• happy
• fortunate
• lucky
• heartwarming
• cheering

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of regrettable

Van Buren plowed ahead, with the thoroughly modern view that parties were not a regrettable necessity but a revolutionary means of achieving and using power. —Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024

Unlike her parents, who have committed a handful of regrettable gaffes (including going on holiday to Greece during a Covid lockdown), Catharina-Amalia seems to have her finger on the pulse of the nation. —Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024

The box-of-chocolates approach has come under much more pressure since then, as misleading or offensive results have come to be seen more and more as dangerous rather than merely quirky or momentarily regrettable. —Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the decision was deeply regrettable. —Reuters, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024