It is regrettable that you did not start earlier.
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Regrettable
Synonyms for "regrettable" (140 found)
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Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
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6 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 23 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- сумны adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Bulgarian
1 entries- достоен за съжаление adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Catalan
1 entries- lamentable adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Czech
1 entries- politováníhodný adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Dutch
1 entries- betreurenswaardig adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Finnish
1 entries- harmillinen adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
French
1 entries- regrettable adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Georgian
1 entries- დასანანი adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
German
2 entries- bedauerlich adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- bedauernswert adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Greek
1 entries- λυπηρός adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Hungarian
1 entries- sajnálatos adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Ido
1 entries- regretinda adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Italian
4 entries- deplorevole adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- deprecabile adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- increscioso adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- riprovevole adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Khmer
1 entries- គួរអាយសោកស្តាយ adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Latin
1 entries- paenitendus adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schod adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Polish
2 entries- godny pożałowania adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- godny ubolewania adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Portuguese
2 entries- deplorável adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- lamentável adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Russian
1 entries- прискорбный adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Spanish
1 entries- lamentable adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Swedish
1 entries- beklagansvärd adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Thai
2 entries- น่าเสียดาย adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- น่าเสียใจ adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Vietnamese
2 entries- đáng tiếc adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
- đáng ân hận adj (of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
It is truly regrettable.
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That, while regrettable, is true.
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It is highly regrettable that your request was considered to be unacceptable.
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