English adjective: deplorable | |||
1. | deplorable bad; unfortunate | ||
Samples | My finances were in a deplorable state. A lamentable decision. Her clothes were in sad shape. A sorry state of affairs. | ||
Synonyms | distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry | ||
Similar | bad | ||
Antonyms | good | ||
2. | deplorable of very poor quality or condition | ||
Samples | Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city. Woeful treatment of the accused. Woeful errors of judgment. | ||
Synonyms | execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||
3. | deplorable bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | ||
Samples | A criminal waste of talent. A deplorable act of violence. Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife. | ||
Synonyms | condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious | ||
Similar | wrong | ||
Antonyms | right | ||