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PITY Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word pity. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word pity. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PITY

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commiseration
nounn
noun

• a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

• an expression of sympathy with another's grief

compassion
nounn
noun

• a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

• the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

care
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• an anxious feeling

• a cause for feeling concern

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

verb

• feel concern or interest

• provide care for

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• be concerned with

clemency
nounn
noun

• good weather with comfortable temperatures

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

concern
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you

• an anxious feeling

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

verb

• be relevant to

• be on the mind of

condolence
nounn
noun

• an expression of sympathy with another's grief

empathy
nounn
noun

• understanding and entering into another's feelings

forgiveness
nounn
noun

• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

leniency
nounn
noun

• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers

mercy
nounn
noun

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• a disposition to be kind and forgiving

• the feeling that motivates compassion

• something for which to be thankful

• alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

regret
verb, nounv, n
noun

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

verb

• feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

• feel sad about the loss or absence of

• decline formally or politely

• express with regret

solicitude
nounn
noun

• a feeling of excessive concern

sorrow
nounn
noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

sympathy
nounn
noun

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

• a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

ruth
nounn
noun

• a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

• United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

• the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament

• a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died

shame
nounn
noun

• a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

• a state of dishonor

• an unfortunate development

verb

• bring shame or dishonor upon

• compel through a sense of shame

• cause to be ashamed

• surpass or beat by a wide margin

compassionate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing or having compassion

verb

• share the suffering of

pathos
nounn
noun

• a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

• a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

• a style that has the power to evoke feelings

condole with
verbv
verb

• share the suffering of

Best Hypernyms For PITY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pity, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
mercy sympathy commiseration compassion condolence empathy grieve kindness mercifulness misfortune solicitude sorrow tenderness understanding
Phrases (2)
bad luckfellow feeling

Alternatives for COMMISERATION

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