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Another word for tragically

Choosing another word for tragically depends on context, so the 10 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a way that causes or involves extreme distress, sorrow, or catastrophe; in a deeply unfortunate or disastrous manner.

Usage Example

"The promising young composer died disastrously in a mountaineering accident at the age of twenty-eight."

Strongest
disastrously
catastrophically
Strong
calamitously
sadly
grievously
mournfully
unfortunately
lamentably

• adverb (Context 2)

In the style or manner of dramatic tragedy.

Usage Example

"The final act of the opera ends dramatically, with the betrayed heroine taking her own life on stage."

Strong
dramatically
melodramatically

Opposites of tragically

The opposite of tragically shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

comically
fortunately
happily
farcically
humorously
luckily
joyfully
miraculously
See all opposites of tragically

• Nearby Words

tragedy
tragic
tragical
tragically
tragicomedy
tragicomic
tragicomical

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