Textual thesaurus for "deplorable"

(adj) distressing, pitiful, lamentable, sorry, sad

bad; unfortunate

my finances were in a deplorable state; a lamentable decision; her clothes were in sad shape; a sorry state of affairs

(adj) vicious, reprehensible, condemnable, criminal

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

a criminal waste of talent; a deplorable act of violence; adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

(adj) execrable, woeful, wretched, miserable

of very poor quality or condition

deplorable housing conditions in the inner city; woeful treatment of the accused; woeful errors of judgment