Synonyms for regretfully
re·gret·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. regretfullyadverb

   with regret (used in polite formulas)

   "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"

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1. List of paraphrases for "regretfully":

   unfortunately, regrettably, sadly, alas

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1. Chairman Frazier:

   We invite you to join us in protecting the lives of our people and those that live on this reservation. I regretfully decline your request.

2. The WEF:

   Regretfully, the tragic circumstances unfolding across geographies, an uncertain travel outlook, differing speeds of vaccination roll out and the uncertainty around new variants combine to make it impossible to realise a global meeting with business, government and civil society leaders from all over the world at the scale which was planned.

3. Alexander Graham Bell:

   When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Regretfully the bipartisanship is not on display this year, and the principal reason for that is I think what the new administration and the Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate are doing are wildly out of proportion to what we need at this particular juncture.

5. Michael Flynn:

   Regretfully, I followed my lawyers' strong advice to confirm my plea even though it was all I could do to not cry out' no' when this court asked me if I was guilty, i have spent my entire adult life accepting great responsibility. I accepted the plea agreement to stop the pain and threats to my family and to accept responsibility for what the government I have defended and served for more than thirty-three years said I did wrong.