as in boo
used to express sorrow or distress
alack, it's true—the only good restaurant in town is closing!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alack
Interjection
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Highlights include a costume parade (for kids and parents), a Purim story and boo Haman and songs.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2024 -
Volunteer yourself to help with X, Y and Z accommodations if that lightens the family’s workload, without saying boo about the couple’s choices.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
18 Jan. 2024
Interjection
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Also, my Defensive Player of the Year above might not even be the best defender in his own family; alas, Detroit’s Ausar Thompson was ineligible after his recovery from a blood clot prevented his being cleared for the first 18 games.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Points that needed to be elaborated on more as the process went along but, alas, weren’t.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2025
Interjection
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Studies of fathers have generated some alarmist headlines over the years, and Hrdy has kindly collated them: no dad joke: fatherhood shrinks the brain; aw, nuts!—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
30 Mar. 2024
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And then … aw, just cue up the video player for the epic Francisco Lindor homer that won this thing!—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Alack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alack. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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