Ill
Ill adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Unfortunately and ill are semantically related. in badly topic. In some cases you can use "Unfortunately" instead an adverb "Ill".
Nearby Word: illness
Unfortunately
Unfortunately adverb - By bad luck.
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Synonyms for Unfortunately
Ill and unfortunately are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ill" with "Unfortunately", this adverbs are similar.
Nearby Word: unfortunate
Both words in one sentence
- Unfortunately, he expresses it by trying to drive his mentally ill mother to suicide.
Source: Jerkass Woobie / Theatre -
Unfortunately, she was ill during the journey from Skifander to Europa, and doesn't remember the way back, and everyone else who might have a clue seems to be dead.
Source: Lost World -
Unfortunately, they both happen to be aboard the ill-fated titular ocean liner, which, as we all know, struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
Source: Film / Titanic (1997)
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Unfortunately and Ill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ill/unfortunately
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