| 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 | ||