We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
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Pathetic
/pəˈθɛtɪk/
Synonyms for "pathetic" (122 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (36)
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More general
8 entriesderogatory adjectiveemotional descriptoremotional expressionevaluative adjectiveexpressive exclamationinterjectionnegative appraisalpejorative descriptor
More specific
10 entriesdefectivederision exclamationsexclamations of pitylaughablemournfulpitiablepity exclamationsridiculousscornful exclamationssubstandard
Collocations
7 entriespathetic attemptpathetic conditionpathetic displaypathetic excusepathetic fallacypathetic performancepathetic state
Inflections
2 entriesmore patheticmost pathetic
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
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Or rather, is it not just pathetic that I think such whiny thoughts like this?
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You know you're in pathetic shape when you can't even do one chin-up.
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