All alas synonyms
a·las
A a interj alas
- unfortunately — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
- gee — to agree; get along.
- oh — the exclamation “oh.”.
- dear me — surprise
- too bad — not good in any manner or degree.
adverb alas
- sadly — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- regrettably — causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
- unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
- as luck would have it — fortunately
noun alas
- ala — a wing or flat winglike process or structure, such as a part of some bones and cartilages
- pooh — an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- hooray — joy
- phooey — nonsense
- golly — Used to express surprise or delight.
- ahem — In writing, ahem is used to show that someone is being ironic. Ahem is also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
- jeepers — Used to express surprise or alarm.
- huh — Used to express scorn, anger, disbelief, surprise, or amusement.
- phew — expressing relief
- ah — Ah is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to acknowledge or draw attention to something, or to express surprise or disappointment.
- psst — used to attract attention
- oops — Used to show recognition of a mistake or minor accident, often as part of an apology.
- egad — Expressing surprise, anger, or affirmation.
- ugh — the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- hey — Used to attract attention, to express surprise, interest, or annoyance, or to elicit agreement.
- um — Um is used in writing to represent a sound that people make when they are hesitating, usually while deciding what they want to say next.
- whoopee — make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
- interjection — the act of interjecting.