The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAD , but the solution may also be AWFUL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Deplorable crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAD | 69 % | 3 |
| WOEFUL | 7 % | 6 |
| RUEFUL | 6 % | 6 |
| ATROCIOUS | 2 % | 9 |
| TOOBAD | 2 % | 6 |
| AWFUL | 2 % | 5 |
| HORRID | 2 % | 6 |
| SORRY | 2 % | 5 |
| ABYSMAL | 2 % | 7 |
| ODIOUS | 2 % | 6 |
| TRAGIC | 2 % | 6 |
| LAMENTABLE | 2 % | 10 |
| PITIFUL | 2 % | 7 |
Why may AWFUL be the right solution?
The word "awful" is a synonym for "deplorable," meaning extremely bad or unpleasant. It fits the clue well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deplorable
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- miserable
- wretched
- execrable
- pitiful
- woeful
- lamentable
- bad
- sad
- distressing
- condemnable
- inferior
- reprehensible
Crossword Answer definitions
SAD verb- To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
- (heading) Emotionally negative.
- Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
- Steadfast, valiant.
- Dignified, serious, grave.
- Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
- Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
- Soggy (to refer to pastries).
- Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
- The letter ص in the Arabic script.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SAD
More clues leading to the result WOEFUL
More clues leading to the result RUEFUL
More clues leading to the result ATROCIOUS
- Exceptionally bad
- Just plain awful
- Horrible
- Dreadful
- Execrable
- God-awful
- Deplorable
- Appalling
- Horrid
- Appallingly bad
More clues leading to the result TOOBAD
- "Awww!"
- Commiserative words
- "Tsk, tsk"
- "What a shame"
- "That's a shame"
- "Alas!"
- "Them's the breaks!"
- "Bummer!"
- "Aww ... tough luck!"
- "Tough toenails!"
More clues leading to the result AWFUL
- Terrible
- The pits
- Worth no stars
- Dismal
- "Yuck!"-inducing
- Rotten
- Just terrible
- Appalling
- Yucky
- Worth two thumbs down
More clues leading to the result HORRID
- Ghastly
- Dreadful
- Egregious
- Perfectly awful
- Absolutely atrocious
- Absolutely dreadful
- Just plain awful
- Atrocious
- Repulsive
- Abysmal
More clues leading to the result SORRY
- Good for nothing
- "Pardon me!"
- Contrite
- Game with an exclamation point in its name
- Woebegone
- "My fault"
- Rue-smitten
- "My bad"
- Classic board game
- "My humble apologies!"
More clues leading to the result ABYSMAL
- Pathetic
- Appalling
- Like a cellar-dweller's record
- Unfathomable
- Immeasurably deep
- Hopeless
- Totally dreadful
- Beyond poor
- Hopelessly bad
- Really, really bad
More clues leading to the result ODIOUS
- Contemptible
- Repugnant
- Hateful
- Abominable
- Despicable
- Loathsome
- Beyond offensive
- Inspiring repugnance
- Particularly awful
- Thoroughly vile
More clues leading to the result TRAGIC
- Disastrous
- Dreadful
- Very sad
- Like a Sophocles play
- Terribly sad
- Like certain flaws
- Like Hamlet
- Like "Macbeth"
- Ill-fated
- Like "Romeo and Juliet"
More clues leading to the result LAMENTABLE
- Far from fortunate
- Unfortunate
- Woebegone
- Widely mispronounced word meaning sorrowful.
- Deplorable.
- Distressing
- Sad