All regrettable synonyms
re·gret·ta·ble
R r adj regrettable
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- dolorous — full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful: a dolorous melody; dolorous news.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
- in a bad way — not good in any manner or degree.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- for the birds — any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- dolent — (archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
- dolesome — doleful.
adjective regrettable
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
- dolorific — Of or relating to pain.
- dislikable — Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
- lamentable — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.