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Synonyms for sadly

Two senses of sadly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adverb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 4, High Camp

in an unfortunate way

Sadly he died before he could see his grandchild.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unhappily

Same sentence, swapped: Unhappily he died before he could see his grandchild.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for sadly as it is used in the sentence above.

happily
openly
deadly

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 4, High Camp

in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

He was sadly neglected.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

woefully

Same sentence, swapped: He was woefully neglected.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for sadly as it is used in the sentence above.

openly
deadly
solemnly

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