Antonyms for deplore
dɪˈplɔr, -ˈploʊrde·plore

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1. deploreverb

   Synonyms:
   condemn, bewail

2. deploreverb

   To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

   Synonyms:
   condemn, bewail

3. deploreverb

   To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.

   Synonyms:
   bewail, condemn

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1. deplore

   To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient. One may grieve or mourn, regret, rue, or sorrow without a sound; he bemoans with suppressed and often inarticulate sounds of grief; he bewails with passionate utterance, whether of inarticulate cries or of spoken words. He laments in plaintive or pathetic words, as the prophet Jeremiah in his "Lamentations." One deplores with settled sorrow which may or may not find relief in words. One is made to rue an act by some misfortune resulting, or by some penalty or vengeance inflicted because of it. One regrets a slight misfortune or a hasty word; he sorrows over the death of a friend.

   Antonyms:
   be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph

   Synonyms:
   bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, mourn, regret, rue, sorrow

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1. deplore

   Antonyms:
   welcome, hail

   Synonyms:
   regret, lament, moorn, bewail, bemoan

Matched Categories

1. • Complain
   • Criticize

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1. deploreverb

   express strong disapproval of

   "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

   Synonyms:
   bewail, bemoan, lament

2. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb

   regret strongly

   "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

   Synonyms:
   bewail, keen, bemoan, lament

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1. deploreverb

   Synonyms:
   lament, deprecate, bewail, regret, rue, bemoan

How to use deplore in a sentence?

1. Philip Hammond:

   We deplore this punishment, the deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia will be here in London on Thursday and I will be speaking to him directly on this issue. We have already made our views known to the Saudi authorities at the highest level.

2. Tony Abbott:

   We have both prospered in peace over the last 40 years because of the stability that our region has enjoyed and anything which disturbs that stability is something that we would mutually deplore and mutually work to ensure didn't happen, we both support freedom of navigation by air and by sea in the South China Sea. We both deplore any unilateral change to the status quo. We both think that disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.

3. The Edmond de Rothschild Group:

   We deplore this decision, which is tantamount to appropriating the use of the Rothschild family name, without any distinguishing element, and adds to confusion between the groups.

4. Charles Nditije:

   We are satisfied that the U.N. has unanimously taken such a decision which we hope will also push for dialogue, we deplore, however, that they didn’t decide to deploy peace enforcement forces in the near future.

5. Tony Abbott:

   We both support freedom of navigation by air and by sea in the South China Sea. We both deplore any unilateral change to the status quo. We both think that disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.

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