Alas and Yippee

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Alas adverb - By bad luck.

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Yippee is an antonym for alas.

Yippee interjection - How delightful.

Usage example: she took one look at the new car in the driveway and exclaimed, “Yippee!”

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Alas is an antonym for yippee.

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Yippee and Alas. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alas/yippee

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