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Lamentable

Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable countenance.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Bad 84% connected

Bade.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Bemoan 74% connected

To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bemoan 74% connected

To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deplorable 92% connected

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Distressing 92% connected

of Distress

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pitiful 92% connected

Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sad 92% connected

Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sorry 92% connected

Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly oft…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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