pitied

VERB

feel sorry for; spare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feel for forgive pardon

STRONG

ache comfort commiserate condole console relent reprieve solace soothe sympathize understand

WEAK

be sorry for be sympathetic bleed for feel with give quarter grant amnesty grieve with have compassion have mercy on identify with lament with put out of one's misery show forgiveness show sympathy take pity on weep for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

punish

STRONG

agitate annoy distress hurt trouble upset worry

WEAK

disdain scorn

Example Sentences

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pitied

An essential part of respect is to not be pitied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

His fans rolled with his excesses and pitied his life tragedies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

The chimney sweep comforts the kids by showing why their father should not be feared, but pitied.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025

I pitied and feared for him as he suffers a series of painful humiliations.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023

I forgave him and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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