Dear
Dear adverb - With affection.
Unfortunately and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunately" instead a interjection "Dear".
Unfortunately
Unfortunately adverb - By bad luck.
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Synonyms for Unfortunately
Dear and unfortunately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead a interjection "Unfortunately".
Nearby Word: unfortunate
Both words in one sentence
- The dub unfortunately has this directly translated as "dear sister", confusing everyone into thinking the two are actually related when they just met each other.
Source: Onee-sama -
Unfortunately, some other helpers show up during the experiment, and don't understand why their dear friend is restrained, so they "help" her...
Source: Kind Restraints - When she eventually helps save their friend Colette, she unfortunately messes up and ends up hanging on for dear life but encourages Lloyd to go on and save the poor girl regardless.
Source: Chickification
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Unfortunately and Dear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dear/unfortunately
Dear & Unfortunately. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dear/unfortunately>.
Unfortunately or Dear. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dear/unfortunately.
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