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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pitiful' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Synonyms: distressing, poor, lamentable, deplorable, sorry, misfortunate, silly, pathetic, pitiable, ridiculous, sad, miserable, piteous, pitiful, wretched, hapless
Antonyms: fortunate, good, estimable

2. (adj) deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
bad; unfortunate
Synonyms: regretful, deplorable, hapless, no-account, reprehensible, woeful, dismal, troubling, execrable, dingy, disconsolate, perturbing, no-count, good-for-nothing, miserable, worrying, criminal, no-good, vicious, disturbing, dark, grim, sad, piteous, condemnable, lamentable, worrisome, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, bad, poor, pathetic, wretched, sorry, pitiful, gloomy, drab, distressful, dreary, drear, good-for-naught, blue, meritless
Antonyms: fortunate, estimable, good

3. (adj) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
deserving or inciting pity
Synonyms: ridiculous, paltry, deplorable, scummy, woeful, slimy, execrable, suffering, scurvy, vile, low-down, despicable, inadequate, low, miserable, worthless, sad, piteous, hapless, lamentable, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, measly, poor, pathetic, short, wretched, silly, sorry, pitiful, abject, unworthy, ugly
Antonyms: estimable, good, fortunate


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pitiful' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. pitiful
Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such wo
Synonyms: pitiful, abject, lamentable, paltry, sorrowful, base, miserable, pathetic, touching, contemptible, mournful, piteous, woful, despicable, moving, pitiable, wretched
Antonyms: august, dignified, grand, lofty, sublime, beneficent, exalted, great, mighty, superb, commanding, glorious, helpful, noble, superior


'pitiful' - Nearby Entries  

pithy  pitiable  pitiably  pitiful  pitifully  pitiless  pitilessly  



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