Deplorable
Deplorable adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
Horrible is a synonym for deplorable in offensive topic. In some cases you can use "Horrible" instead an adjective "Deplorable".
Horrible
Horrible adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: a horrible car accident that left eyewitnesses in a state of shock
Deplorable is a synonym for horrible in offensive topic. Sometimes you can use "Deplorable" instead an adjective "Horrible", if it concerns topics such as awful.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- woeful and deplorable
- woeful and horrible
- odious and deplorable
- odious and horrible
- despicable and deplorable
- despicable and horrible
- shameful and deplorable
- shameful and horrible
- grievous and deplorable
- grievous and horrible
- abominable and deplorable
- abominable and horrible
- wretched and deplorable
- wretched and horrible
Both words in one sentence
- Retarded Character: Any character that has horrible controls, badly-coded features, deplorable spritework, or is just a blatant spriteswap of another.
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He has to do horrible things but he isn't particularly deplorable.
Source: Film / The Battle of Algiers
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