Deplorable
Deplorable adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Poor is a synonym for deplorable in unfortunate topic. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Deplorable", when it comes to topics like substandard.
Poor
Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
Deplorable is a synonym for poor in abject topic. Sometimes you can use "Deplorable" instead an adjective "Poor".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Trager, actually a Murkoff R&D employee, as revealed in a document where he orders a former orderly permanently detained as a patient when the poor man tried to speak to the press of the deplorable conditions of the hospital.
Source: Videogame / Outlast
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