deplores
Finds morally appalling
Deplores is the third-person singular of deplore, meaning to express strong disapproval or deep regret about something.
The word carries moral weight—you deplore injustice, violence, or deplorable conditions: She deplores the lack of funding for public schools.
Deplore suggests both condemnation and sorrow, distinguishing it from mere criticism.
Expresses severe disapproval
- denouncesPublicly criticizes harshly
- decriesPublicly criticizes harshly
- disapprovesJudges negatively
- censuresFormally expresses strong disapproval
criticizes · laments · abhors · repudiates · excoriates · castigates · vilifies · reproaches
Expressed claim or fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
- stronglyWith much force
- officiallyWith authorized sanction
- publiclyIn open view
spokesperson · condemned · unacceptable · intolerable · reprehensible · inexcusable · unconscionable · diplomatic
condemns
Expresses severe disapproval
- denouncesPublicly criticizes harshly
- decriesPublicly criticizes harshly
- disapprovesJudges negatively
censures · criticizes · laments · abhors · repudiates · excoriates · castigates · vilifies · reproaches · chastises
laments
Expresses grief vocally
bewails · sorrows · rues · sighs · weeps · agonizes · suffers · pities · saddens · distresses
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
- stronglyWith much force
- officiallyWith authorized sanction
publicly · spokesperson · condemned · unacceptable · intolerable · reprehensible · inexcusable · unconscionable · diplomatic · resolution
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown