Pitiful

/ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

Synonyms for "pitiful" (152 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Adjective(6 words)

lamentable pathetic pitiable contemptible deficient deplorable

abominable affecting arrant atrocious awful base beastly beggarlybeneath contemptbeneath oneblameworthy brutal cheap cheesy common compassionate contemptible crummy debasing degrading

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demeaning deplorable despicable detestable dire

Strong matches (45)

disgraceful disgusting doleful dreadful egregious enormous fetid filthy flagrant forlorn foul fulsome gaudy gimcracky grievous gross gutter hateful heartrending heinous

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horrible horrid humiliating humiliative infamousinfra diginfra indignitateminsignificant lamentable little loathsome lousy mean merciful meretricious miserable

Adjective(8 words)

distressing hapless inadequate ludicrous meager measly miserable misfortunate

Noun(1 words)

mewling

Related words (76)

monstrous moving nasty nefarious noisome notorious obnoxious odious offensive opprobrious outrageous paltry pathetic piteous pitiable plaintive poignant poor rank regrettable

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reprehensible repulsive rotten rubbishy rueful sad scandalous schlock scrubby scruffy scummy scurvy scuzzy shabby shameful shocking shoddy small sordid sorry squalid terribletoo badtouching tragic trashy trifling trumperytwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopenny twopenny-halfpenny unbecoming unclean unimportantunworthy of onevalueless vile villainous woeful worst worthless wretched

Adjective(13 words)

paltry piteous poor sad scanty shoddy sorriest sorry substandard woebegone wretched wretcheder wretchedest

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

emotional qualitynegative evaluationquality descriptorquantifier

Collocations

6 entries

pitiful amountpitiful conditionpitiful displaypitiful excusepitiful performancepitiful state

Inflections

2 entries

more pitifulmost pitiful

Derivations

2 entries

pitifully pitifulness

similar

3 entries

bad contemptible unfortunate

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The pitiful sight moved us to tears.

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The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.

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The pitiful tale fetched tears from the girl.

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He's unlucky to a pitiful extent.

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