DEPLORED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deplored

verb

past tense of deplore

as in mourned

to feel or express sorrow for a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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to feel sorry or dissatisfied about deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest

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Recent Examples of deplored Daunt deplored the dingy norm of London’s independent bookstores and spent months keying up his lighting. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement. — CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court's ruling in an online statement. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 The operation, widely deplored by the United Nations General Assembly, ended on November 3, with more than 100 dead. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

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Described as gentle and thoughtful, Odeh sought to find common ground with those who supposedly were his enemy and, as a result, his death was as mourned by the local Jewish community as by his loved ones.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Riley Green, and more mourned Anderson, and honored the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s generational talent.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

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Sirianni stood by his decision on that sequence but regretted kicking the ball in play to Ameer Abdullah on the ensuing kickoff, after Abdullah’s 53-yard return in seven seconds set up Jacksonville’s game-winning kick.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni immediately regretted the decision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious subject matter) began to dull.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
At the end of the four-hour meeting, Schiavo lamented that public health officials were not there to hear stories from the community.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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