Synonyms and Antonyms of deplorable
1
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
- we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship
cheap, contemptible, cruddy, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, ratty, scabby, scummy, scurvy, sneaking, sorry, wretched
abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odious
disgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsive
discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shameful
base, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vile
blamable, censurable, reprehensible, reproachable
cowardly, craven, dastardly
unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous
high-minded, honest, honorable, noble, principled, redoubtable, reputable, right-minded, scrupulous, upright
ethical, good, moral, right, righteous, virtuous
2
of a kind to cause great distress
- condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
distressful, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, regrettable, tragic (also tragical), unfortunate, unlucky, woeful
troublesome, vexatious
affecting, doleful, moving, piteous, poignant, ruthful, touching
awful, dire, dreadful, fearful, severe, terrible
alarming, disturbing, perturbing, traumatic, unsettling
crushing, excruciating, harrowing, horrible, horrifying, intolerable, overwhelming, shocking, sickening, unbearable
miserable, pitiful, sad, wretched
calamitous, disastrous
painful, raging, sharp
