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Synonyms for deplorable
dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr-de·plorable
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deplorable
Synonyms:
lamentable, miserable, pitiable, sad, calamitous, disastrousAntonyms:
welcome, glad, acceptable, felicitous, beneficial, joyous
Princeton's WordNet
deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorryadjective
bad; unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
Synonyms:
regretful, hapless, no-account, reprehensible, woeful, dismal, troubling, execrable, dingy, disconsolate, perturbing, no-count, good-for-nothing, miserable, worrying, criminal, no-good, vicious, disturbing, dark, grim, sad, piteous, condemnable, lamentable, worrisome, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, bad, poor, pathetic, wretched, sorry, pitiful, gloomy, drab, distressful, dreary, drear, good-for-naught, blue, meritlessdeplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretchedadjective
of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
Synonyms:
paltry, scummy, odious, reprehensible, damnable, slimy, execrable, suffering, scurvy, woebegone, vile, low-down, despicable, miserable, low, criminal, vicious, worthless, detestable, sad, piteous, condemnable, hapless, lamentable, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, measly, abominable, poor, pathetic, wretched, sorry, pitiful, abject, woeful, unworthy, uglycondemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, viciousadjective
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
Synonyms:
felonious, savage, reprehensible, fell, pitiful, venomous, criminal, miserable, lamentable, roughshod, evil, cruel, barbarous, vicious, poisonous, woeful, condemnable, wretched, distressing, execrable, brutal, sorry, sad
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deplorableadjective
Synonyms:
lamentable, pitiable, sad, calamitous, grievous, miserable, wretched, distressing, mournful, melancholy, to be deplored
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "deplorable":
regrettable, unfortunate, lamentable, appalling, sad, reprehensible, pitiful, wretched, miserable, distressing, tragic, woeful, pathetic, despicable, disgraceful
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#402 | low | |
#618 | blue | |
#841 | bad | |
#1640 | dark | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2263 | sorry | |
#2384 | criminal | |
#3009 | evil | |
#4538 | fell | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#7689 | ugly | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9792 | savage | |
#11289 | cruel | |
#12840 | unfortunate | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#13147 | tragic | |
#14856 | grim | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#24683 | poisonous | |
#25814 | troubling | |
#27379 | vile | |
#28539 | dismal | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#37338 | dreary | |
#38945 | unworthy | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#43052 | drab | |
#43288 | hapless | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#48820 | slimy | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#51420 | venomous | |
#51865 | abject | |
#53315 | worrisome | |
#54242 | regrettable | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#57592 | odious | |
#58318 | dingy | |
#58505 | reprehensible | |
#66341 | barbarous | |
#68555 | measly | |
#69348 | scurvy | |
#77165 | woeful | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#95216 | lamentable | |
#97969 | detestable | |
#102904 | felonious | |
#115306 | scummy | |
#119822 | pitiable | |
#126547 | roughshod | |
#127931 | calamitous | |
#134051 | regretful | |
#136318 | perturbing | |
#136831 | damnable | |
#143060 | execrable | |
#167212 | disconsolate | |
#169244 | drear | |
#177601 | meritless | |
#262675 | distressful | |
#290986 | condemnable | |
#295809 | woebegone |
How to use deplorable in a sentence?
Liberty Institute attorney Michael Berry:
This Navy official is using the ‘no contact’ order as a weapon to punish and humiliate a decorated military chaplain, to deny Chaplain Modder of the ability to minister to a grieving family and other sailors is deplorable.
The Kim dynasty is responsible for perpetuating deplorable human rights conditions in the name of propping up the regime, the death or incapacitation of Kim Jong Un is likely the only opportunity for this generation to see a historic resurgence of human rights protections for North Korean citizens.
The actions of this man are deplorable, unacceptable, and disturbing, delgado was trusted to take care of this man and to protect him. He not only broke this trust but put this man in direct danger with his actions. I am very proud of our detectives who worked quickly to get this man in custody before he could hurt anyone else.
It's deeply deplorable, inward-looking policies involving one-sided, protectionist measures benefit no country.
The paradoxes of today are the prejudices of tomorrow, since the most benighted and the most deplorable prejudices have had their moment of novelty when fashion lent them its fragile grace.
Translations for deplorable
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- بائسArabic
- плачевен, за оплакванеBulgarian
- erbärmlich, bedauernswert, kläglich, bedauerlichGerman
- αξιοθρήνητοςGreek
- deplorable, lamentableSpanish
- déplorableFrench
- deplorevole, deplorabileItalian
- 嘆かわしいJapanese
- betreurenswaardig, deplorabel, deerniswekkendDutch
- opłakanyPolish
- deplorávelPortuguese
- nenorocitRomanian
- плачевный, несчастный, скверный, прискорбныйRussian
- bedrövligSwedish
- içler acısı, acınacak halde, acınacak durumdaTurkish
- דיפּלאָראַבאַלYiddish
- 可悲Chinese
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