as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
a deploring look on his face long after the funeral had ended
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as in mourning
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 regretting
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 Synonyms for deploring
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022 -
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Verb
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Tel Aviv activists hold silent vigils mourning Gaza’s children, confronting public hostility with quiet resilience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood is mourning the loss of an undeniable force following the news of Diane Keaton's death.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But ultimately, the Red Sox hung onto him, and could now be regretting it.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rashford, on loan at Barca for example, doesn’t seem to be regretting his career choices any more than Hojlund.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In this context, even a simple boast about wielding a Beretta sounded mournful.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lit only by a halo-like light overhead, Wayans stares blankly at the screen, smoking a cigar — and breaking down in mournful tears.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While most movies would try to paint James as a sympathetic figure, a white man whose stymied ambitions are worth lamenting, The Mastermind doesn’t.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Layola University will announce funeral arrangements at a later date.—
Karen Mizoguchi,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the service, a funeral procession carried Howard's casket, now draped in an American flag, south along Hickory Road.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The conversation left her heartbroken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Still heartbroken years after the split, Richard wears his anger and pain on his sleeve, but his only goal in life is to keep his daughter safe.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Free Press, which Paramount bought for about $150 million, paints itself as a voice of the center but draws its energy from the bitter US culture wars.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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There were glimmers of hope, even in bitter defeat, for the reigning AFC champions.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Deploring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploring. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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