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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Véra resents being pitied, while Agathe cannot bear to confront her feelings of guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 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

If I lived nearby, I could help out easily with prepared meals or some such, but I don’t want to make them uncomfortable or pitied by giving them cold hard cash.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2022

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

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright