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deplorable

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adjunfortunate, shameful

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for deplorable

This idea of Egyptian morals was no doubt correct, but how deplorable!

She told her of her tears, entreated her not to renew her own deplorable career.

Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.

They had no thought of abandoning any of their pursuits or pleasures, be they never so deplorable.

She refused to say how she came to be in ...

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Synonyms for deplorable

adj unfortunate, shameful

dire
disastrous
disgraceful
distressing
dreadful
grievous
horrifying
intolerable
lamentable
miserable
regrettable
reprehensible
scandalous
terrible
tragic
unbearable
unsatisfactory
wretched
afflictive
awful
blameworthy
bummer
calamitous
dirty
dishonorable
disreputable
dolorous
downer
execrable
faulty
godawful
grim
heartbreaking
heartrending
lousy
melancholy
mournful
opprobrious
overwhelming
pitiable
poor
rotten
sad
sickening
stinking
woeful

Antonyms for deplorable

acceptable
bearable
blessed
fortunate
good
happy
lucky
nice
pleasant
respectable
satisfactory
successful
tolerable
wonderful
cheerful
delightful
excellent
shameless

More words related to deplorable

abject

adjective. hopeless and downtrodden

base
contemptible
degraded
dejected
deplorable
dishonorable
fawning
forlorn
groveling
hangdog
humiliated
low
miserable
outcast
pitiable
servile
submissive
worthless
wretched

awful

adjective. very bad; terrible

abominable
alarming
appalling
atrocious
deplorable
depressing
dire
disgusting
distressing
dreadful
fearful
frightful
ghastly
grody
gross
gruesome
grungy
harrowing
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrific
horrifying
nasty
offensive
raunchy
repulsive
shocking
stinking
synthetic
tough
ugly
unpleasant
unsightly

calamitous

adjective. disastrous; tragic

adverse
afflictive
blighting
cataclysmic
catastrophic
deadly
deplorable
devastating
dire
fatal
grievous
harmful
heartbreaking
lamentable
messy
pernicious
regrettable
ruinous
unfavorable
unfortunate
woeful

criminal

adjective. lawless, felonious

bent
caught
corrupt
crooked
culpable
deplorable
dirty
heavy
hung up
illegal
illegitimate
illicit
immoral
indictable
iniquitous
nefarious
off base
out of line
peccant
racket
scandalous
senseless
shady
smoking gun
unlawful
unrighteous
vicious
villainous
wicked
wildcat
wrong

dire

adjective. terrible, ominous

afflictive
alarming
appalling
awful
black
calamitous
cataclysmic
catastrophic
cruel
deplorable
depressing
disastrous
dismal
distressing
dreadful
fearful
fierce
frightful
gloomy
grievous
grim
heartbreaking
horrible
horrid
lamentable
oppressing
portentous
redoubtable
regrettable
ruinous
scowling
shocking
terrific
ugly
unfortunate
woeful

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