Synonyms of deplore
112 similar words
Another word for deplore is mourn. Other synonyms of deplore are sorrow, pine, sigh, grieve and keen.
Synonyms and similar words for deplore
verbTo bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
- bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
- lament
- afterthink
- becryTo cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
- bemoanTo be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
- beweepTo weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
- condole IndiaTo express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
- elegizeTo lament, as if in an elegy.
- grieveTo feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- keenTo mourn.
- mean Ireland, UKTo lament.
- mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
- pineTo grieve or mourn for.
- repent
- sighTo utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- sorrowTo feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
- wailTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- begrieve archaic, rareTo grieve over or about.
- bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.
- wayment obsoleteTo lament.
verbTo condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
- censure
- condemn
- admonish
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blame
- scorch informal
- blast
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- castigate
- charge
- chastise
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- criticize
- denounce
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- deprecateTo regret deeply.
- derogate
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- drag slang
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- excoriate
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get down
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lambaste
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- reproach
- reprove
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- scold
- skewer figuratively
- slam
- slate
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tell off
- threap
- tick off
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
verbTo regard as hopeless; to give up.
- cede
- yield
- abandon
- bend
- capitulate
- cave in
- fall in line
- give over
- give in
- give up
- give way
- knuckle underTo cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so.
- relinquish
- submit
- surrender
- strike one's flag
- strike the colors
- strike the flag
- throw in the towelTo quit; to give up.
- throw up one's hands
- turn inTo relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
- wave the white flag
Meaning of deplore
- verb To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
- verb To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
- verb To regard as hopeless; to give up.
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