DEPLORED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

deplored

verb

past tense of deplore

as in mourned

to feel or express sorrow for a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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to feel sorry or dissatisfied about deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest

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Recent Examples of deplored Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement. — CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court's ruling in an online statement. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 The operation, widely deplored by the United Nations General Assembly, ended on November 3, with more than 100 dead. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

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Following her sudden death, Panettiere’s Nashville castmates — among her other costars and peers — mourned the actress.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Friends and colleagues mourned Panettiere’s death on social media.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The bet was clearly a lighthearted joke between friends, but after posting it, the WNBA seems to have regretted the optics of the league promoting two players gambling on a game, which is prohibited in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Plenty of incumbents have brushed off the threat Elon Musk posed to their businesses and regretted it.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of regretted

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This situation is often lamented for its connection to addiction, disinformation, radicalization, and social disharmony—among other concerns.

— Ian Bogost, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Among them were Broward County sheriff’s deputies who wanted photos and a trio of women who lamented they had been drawn into a new Republican-leaning district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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