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PITIFUL Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word pitiful. (exact relations)
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pathetic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• inspiring scornful pity

pitiable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• deserving or inciting pity

lamentable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

miserable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

poor
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having little money or few possessions

• characterized by or indicating poverty

• lacking in quality or substances

noun

• people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

sorry
nounn
adjective

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• without merit; of little or no value or use

• causing dejection

wretched
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• very unhappy; full of misery

• morally reprehensible

• deserving or inciting pity

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

deplorable
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• of very poor quality or condition

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

hapless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

misfortunate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

piteous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

Alternatives for PATHETIC

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