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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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

The mayor grew up in a building so decrepit — filthy hallways, no private toilets, no showers — that his friends in nearby concrete towers pitied him.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Anyhow, she wasn’t going back to Eatonville to be laughed at and pitied.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston