deplorable

[dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr-] / dɪˈplɔr ə bəl, -ˈploʊr- /

ADJECTIVE

unfortunate, shameful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dire disastrous disgraceful distressing dreadful grievous horrifying intolerable lamentable miserable regrettable reprehensible scandalous terrible tragic unbearable unsatisfactory wretched

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

acceptable bearable blessed fortunate good happy lucky nice pleasant respectable satisfactory successful tolerable wonderful

WEAK

cheerful delightful excellent shameless

Example Sentences

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Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said he thought the former Duke of York's "deplorable" actions should result in his removal from the line of succession.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

"They left me there all night, with damp walls, toilets in a deplorable state with hundreds of cockroaches and fecal matter that has built up over months," Castro recounted.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Regrettable and deplorable as Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s misconduct may be, it is unclear why the lesson of this affair should be the undermining of Israel’s legal system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Ms Doutre also said detainees are often kept at facilities with "deplorable" conditions.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Eavesdropping is a deplorable habit, but I have developed worse ones since. “... much about them,” I heard Ben say.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

deplorable

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