DEPLORED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deplored

verb

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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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as in regretted

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 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 Republicans have deplored the mayhem in Minnesota. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 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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Fans in the comment section, which had over 150 comments, mourned the loss of the two restaurants.

— Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Music and cultural figures like director Jim Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers, and Cold Cave’s Wesley Eisold mourned Foreman’s death on social media.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026