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Synonyms for lamentable

Adjective

1. lamentable, sorrowful (vs. joyful)
usage: an archaic word for mournful; "tell thou the lamentable tale of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds"- Shakespeare
2. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry, bad (vs. good)
usage: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
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