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Definitions

take pity on

VERB
pity
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 weep for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
punish
STRONG
agitate annoy distress hurt trouble upset worry
WEAK
disdain scorn

Example Sentences

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My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“I just have to have faith for a miracle to happen and the government to take pity on old people like me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

Arrested in June, the suspect initially said that the story of the accident was a "bad joke", invented in order to make his ex-girlfriend take pity on him.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022

Poe Ratcho: A play-on-words for poveraccio, meaning “poor guy” or someone you take pity on.

From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2022

I stepped into the light of the doorway so he would see my monkish robes and maybe take pity on us.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.