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synonyms for pitiful
- dismal
- distressing
- insignificant
- lamentable
- miserable
- paltry
- pathetic
- sad
- shabby
- sorry
- touching
- woeful
- wretched
- abject
- affecting
- afflicted
- arousing
- base
- beggarly
- cheap
- cheerless
- comfortless
- commiserative
- compassionate
- contemptible
- deplorable
- despicable
- distressed
- grievous
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- inadequate
- joyless
- low
- mean
- mournful
- moving
- piteous
- pitiable
- scurvy
- sorrowful
- stirring
- suffering
- tearful
- vile
- worthless
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How to use pitiful in a sentence
Considering the draws that Big Ten teams have been awarded, three Sweet 16 teams in two years amounts to a pitiful showing.
Zenon’s closing grabbed me by the back of the neck and forced me to look at the pitiful part of myself that thought I could get away from this without acknowledging the many forms and faces of pain.
I think the pitiful play of the defense is the reason why the Niners lost that game and are such a disappointment this year.
Week 9’s Winner: Josh Allen. Week 9’s Loser: Josh Allen. | Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 8, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
Indeed, a jumping spider might consider our 210-degree field of view rather pitiful.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception | Betsy Mason | October 25, 2021 | Science NewsThe number of diplomats was pitiful (45 appointees in 1860), as was the amount of money allocated to them.
Here, the time from exposure to illness is not years but days—and the death a rapid and pitiful one.
Even after Maggie and her father expose the affair and take their revenge, they seem more pitiful than triumphant.
This diatribe against the pitiful Washington Redskins summed it all up for their fans.
In losing, however, he will taint his possible rivals—including Rand Paul—as pitiful members of the "surrender caucus."
His pitiful heart deserted him at the very instant when he most needed its support.
He has been at once the author and the audience of the pitiful, unspeakable, long-drawn and far-stretched tragedy of earthly life.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThey were about to make a fire and roast some of the flesh for dinner, when a pitiful cry was heard.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeTim looked at his mother and then at Eloise, whose pitiful face appealed to him strongly.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesThe pitiful, mean, low face and its frame of shock red hair did not appeal to Jessie.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
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