Synonyms for regrettable
rɪˈgrɛt ə bəlre·gret·table

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1. regrettable, too badadjective

   deserving regret

   "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"

   Synonyms:
   too bad

   Antonyms:
   fortunate

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1. List of paraphrases for "regrettable":

   unfortunate, deplorable, lamentable, pity, sad, regret, regretted, pitiful, shame, disappointing, regretful, pathetic, disgraceful, dismal, distressing, appalling, deplore, sorrowful, sorry

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How to use regrettable in a sentence?

1. Charles Baudelaire:

   It is regrettable that, among the Rights of Man, the right of contradicting oneself has been forgotten.

2. Mutiu Sunmonu:

   From the outset, we’ve accepted responsibility for the two deeply regrettable operational spills in Bodo, we’ve always wanted to compensate the community fairly and we are pleased to have reached agreement.

3. Matthew Baker:

   The unfortunate occurrence of November 3rd has absolutely nothing to do with either’s politics or political agendas, it was a very regrettable dispute between two neighbors over a matter that most people would regard as trivial. We sincerely hope that Senator Paul is doing well and that these two gentlemen can get back to being neighbors as quickly as possible.

4. Donald Trump:

   It is deeply regrettable that the U.S. has been capricious, escalated the tensions, and provoked a trade war, the U.S. is accustomed to holding 'big sticks' for negotiations, but this approach does not apply to China.

5. Kevin Sadler:

   It is especially regrettable that the interests of the former Stanford executives and financial advisers have been elevated over the rights of the Stanford victims.