sad to say

Adverb

Meaning

sad to say

Sadly; unfortunately.
Sad to say, I can’t remember anything else about him. Only that voice, whispering in my ear.

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Synonyms

unfortunately alas sadly regretfully unluckily regrettably

Antonyms

happily comfortably gaily merrily jovially joyfully
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Related terms

strange to say

Examples

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture. Christine Baranski

It's sad to say but agriculture remains to be a poor man's sector. Despite being a huge asset to national development, agriculture has been the most neglected and least understood sector of the nation's economy. Francis Escudero

Close letter words and terms

sad syndrome sad time sad to relate sad tree sad trombone sad-cited