🔄 Synonyms of "Pitiful"
16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hapless | (especially of a person) unfortunate. |
| wretched | Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable. |
| deplorablenoun | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. |
| sadverb | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| sorrynoun | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| piteous | Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy. |
| badnoun | Of low quality. |
| pathetic | Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. |
| unfortunatenoun | Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. |
| contemptible | Deserving contempt. |
| miserablenoun | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| pitiable | That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful. |
| poornoun | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| distressing | Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. |
| misfortunate | Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pitiful"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pitiable | That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful. |
| pathetic | Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. |
| piteous | Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy. |
| wretched | Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable. |
| miserable | In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. |
| lamentable | Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. |
| deplorable | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| contemptible | Deserving contempt. |
| misfortunate | Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate. |
| distressing | Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. |
| unfortunate | Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. |
| hapless | (especially of a person) unfortunate. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| poor | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| sorry | (of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions. |
| pitynoun | (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| woeful | Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity. |
| wretchnoun | An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. |
| atrocious | Very bad; abominable, disgusting. |
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