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alas

/əˈlæs/adverb2 syllables

Alas means: by bad luck.

Synonyms for alas5

adverb, as in by bad luck

unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably

also used for alas

alack, oh well

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What does alas mean?1

adverb

1

by bad luck“unfortunately it rained all day”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with alas?19

one syllable

classpassgasassmassglassgrassbassbrasssasbrasrasmasselasssasscrass

two syllables

surpassharassimpasse
Show 40 near rhymes
thatashaveatancanhashadthanbacklastmanambadthankblackthanksfacthalfhandunderstandyeahpastaskactaskedplanchancelandalbankhandsstandtaxfastmatchaddattackdamnperhaps

Alas in a sentence

  • But who, alas! can love and then be wise?Adelpa
  • Lone lions, alas, always end up being hunted and haggard.AmarMecheri
  • We should be doing sport right now, alas it is raining.Igider
  • Alas, that's the kind of world we live in.hecko
  • Alas for a heart that has turned to stone.SirZX
  • I have fond memories of whipped cream. Alas, my new diet won't allow it.Eccles17
  • Alas, it seems I am becoming a god.carlosalberto
  • There's more sophisticated vocabulary I would suggest, but alas, it is done.Babelball

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