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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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
awful
adjective. very bad; terrible
criminal
adjective. lawless, felonious
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
direst
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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.