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Synonyms for unfortunately
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
by bad luck
Unfortunately it rained all day.
The true synonym
regrettably
Same sentence, swapped: Regrettably it rained all day.
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 unfortunately as it is used in the sentence above.
- luckily
- unfavorably
- fortunately
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remarkableadjectivesingularunusual or strikingRidgelineQualitiesrememberverbthinkrecall knowledge from memoryFoothillsThinking and knowing2 sensesHas a reason linerenderverbdeliverto surrender someone or something to anotherRidgelineGiving and transferringHas a reason linerenditionnouninterpretationthe act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performanceRidgelineActions2 sensesHas a reason linerenovationnounoverhaulthe act of improving by renewing and restoringRidgelineActions2 sensesrepeatnounrepetitionan event that repeatsRidgelineEventsHas a reason linerepelverbdrivecause to move back by force or influenceRidgelineContact and joining2 sensesHas a reason linereposenounrestfreedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)RidgelineActionsHas a reason line
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