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
Example sentences :
  • 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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