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PITEOUS Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word piteous. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word piteous. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for PITEOUS

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miserable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

pitiful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• bad; unfortunate

• deserving or inciting pity

heartbreaking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or marked by grief or anguish

heartrending
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or marked by grief or anguish

lamentable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

doleful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with or evoking sadness

grievous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• causing or marked by grief or anguish

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• shockingly brutal or cruel

mournful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing sorrow

• filled with or evoking sadness

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

tragic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy

adjective satellite

• very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

pathetic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• inspiring scornful pity

compassionate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing or having compassion

verb

• share the suffering of

devout
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply religious

• sincerely earnest

mean
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

adjective satellite

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• characterized by malice

• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

• marked by poverty befitting a beggar

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

• of no value or worth

• very good; of the highest quality

verb

• mean or intend to express or convey

• have as a logical consequence

• denote or connote

• have in mind as a purpose

• have a specified degree of importance

• intend to refer to

• destine or designate for a certain purpose

paltry
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not worth considering

• contemptibly small in amount

pious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

tender
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

Alternatives for MISERABLE

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