Pity Synonyms and Antonyms

pĭtē
Anything that might move one to pity, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shame
  2. mishap
  3. crime
  4. mischance
  5. ill-luck
  6. bummer
Antonyms:
  1. mercilessness
  2. cruelty
  3. disdain
  4. malevolence
  5. indifference
To feel pity for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. commiserate
  2. sympathize
  3. comfort
  4. feel-for
  5. compassionate
  6. sympathize with
  7. condole with
  8. feel-sorry-for
  9. ache
  10. be sorry for
  11. charity
  12. condole
  13. clemency
  14. be sympathetic to
  15. show sympathy
  16. compassion
  17. express sympathy for
  18. crime
  19. feel
  20. feel with
  21. forbearance
  22. have pity for
  23. bleed for
  24. kindliness
  25. grieve with
  26. lament
  27. mercy
  28. weep for
  29. pathos
  30. piety
  31. yearn
  32. shame
  33. solace
  34. sympathy
  35. tenderness
  36. understanding
Antonyms:
  1. censure
  2. disdain
  3. be cruel
  4. rebuke
  5. become angry
  6. be indifferent
  7. scorn
To be merciful to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. spare
  2. take pity on
  3. show pity to
  4. show forgiveness to
  5. have mercy on
  6. pardon
  7. give quarter
  8. put-out-of-one-s-misery
  9. reprieve
  10. grant amnesty to
Antonyms:
  1. destroy
  2. condemn
  3. accuse
  4. censure
  5. rebuke
  6. become angry

Words Related to Pity

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Pity Sentence Examples

  • Your pity is a weakness.

  • I always thought he felt more pity than love for the old lady.

  • One must pity the animals too.

  • He could, however, pity the woman whose hand was cut off.

  • She was worried about him, and he was touched by the idea she took pity on him when she herself was in more danger than he was.

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