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Regrettable vs Unfortunate - What's the difference?

regrettable | unfortunate |

As adjectives the difference between regrettable and unfortunate

is that regrettable is of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret while unfortunate is not favored by fortune.

As a noun unfortunate is

an unlucky person.

regrettable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of an event, action, or state, allowing or deserving regret.
    • His painting his name of my car was more than regrettable , it was criminal.
    It was regrettable that the teacher made the class retake the test when he was wrong about the answers.

    Related terms

    * * regret * regrettably * regretter * regretful * regretfulness * regretfully

    See also

    * pitiful

    unfortunate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not favored by fortune
  • marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

    • Synonyms

    * (not favored by fortune) unsuccessful * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) unlucky

    Antonyms

    * (not favored by fortune) fortunate * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) fortunate, lucky

    See also

    * deplorable * regrettable * infelicitous * unsuitable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unlucky person.