Antonyms for regrettable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-gret-uh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈgrɛt ə bəl |
Definition of regrettable
Origin :- c.1600, "deserving of regret," from regret + -able. Related: Regrettably.
- adj unfortunate, wrong
- At the time of the regrettable accident she was with her aunt, and doubtless remains there.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- The first week dragged to its close in this regrettable fashion.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is a regrettable fact that I hesitate to kill any one in cold blood.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- It was regrettable that she and Eric knew so few people in common.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- It is regrettable that he condensed it because we do not know what was 42 left out.
- Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
- That the League should have failed of its purpose is regrettable.
- Extract from : « From a Terrace in Prague » by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
- If I remain any longer I shall be making mad, regrettable proposals.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- The incident is regrettable, but the emergency was dealt with—in time.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- There has been a regrettable confusion of identities, which I will ask you to forget.
- Extract from : « The Blonde Lady » by Maurice Leblanc
- A regrettable incident, here and there, but of very slight importance.
- Extract from : « The Blonde Lady » by Maurice Leblanc
Synonyms for regrettable
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