Synonyms for deplorable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-plawr-uh-buh l, -plohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for deplorable
- afflictive
- awful
- blameworthy
- bummer
- calamitous
- dirty
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- dolorous
- downer
- execrable
- faulty
- godawful
- grim
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- lousy
- melancholy
- mournful
- opprobrious
- overwhelming
- pitiable
- poor
- regrettable
- reprehensible
- rotten
- sad
- scandalous
- sickening
- stinking
- terrible
- tragic
- unbearable
- unsatisfactory
- woeful
- wretched
Définition of deplorable
Origin :- 1610s; see deplore + -able. Perhaps from French déplorable or directly from Late Latin deplorabilis. Johnson (mid-18c.) noted the weakened colloquial use of the word for "very bad." Related: Deplorably.
- adj unfortunate, shameful
- This idea of Egyptian morals was no doubt correct, but how deplorable!
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- She told her of her tears, entreated her not to renew her own deplorable career.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- They had no thought of abandoning any of their pursuits or pleasures, be they never so deplorable.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- She refused to say how she came to be in so deplorable a situation, and took her leave.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- The effects of patriarchism are deplorable and very immoral.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- The result has been deplorable, and these streets have become uninhabitable.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- The most deplorable thing is that they copy all these bad habits, like monkeys.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- This system is not only unnatural, but also has deplorable effects.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- He regarded these deplorable tragedies as the flower of his genius.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
Antonyms for deplorable
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