States and conditions

Synonyms for deplorable

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

of very poor quality or condition

Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

miserable

Same sentence, swapped: Miserable housing conditions in the inner city.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for deplorable as it is used in the sentence above.

reprehensible
distressing
notorious

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