Synonyms for deplore
Definitions
- v. 1
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
I deplore not having listened to your advice.
- v. 2
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- v. 3
To regard as hopeless; to give up.
Related words
- Word family
- deplorable
Forms
- Past participle
- deplored
e.g. deplored → bemoaned, lamented, bewailed, regretted…
Example sentences
- regret A time will come when you will regret your action.
- lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
- bemoan Teachers bemoan students' lack of interest in history.
By length
- 3 letters
- rue1
- 4 letters
- keen1, sigh1, weep1, moan1, wail1, cede1
- 5 letters
- yield1, mourn1
- 6 letters
- regret2, sorrow2, repent2, grieve1, lament2, bemoan2, bewail, repine
- 7 letters
- condemn2, censure2, elegize, elegise
- 9 letters
- deprecate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (regret2 = 2 syllables).