Deplore and Delight

Opposite meaning words

Deplore verb - To feel or express sorrow for.

Usage example: a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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Delight is an antonym for deplore in regret topic.

Delight verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.

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Deplore is an antonym for delight.

deplore humans

delight humans

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Delight and Deplore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deplore/delight

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