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

A poor Caribbean couple in Paris take pity on their deposed president when they find him living in poverty and exile.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 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 hand him the license and my school ID in case he might take pity on the fact that I’m still in school.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

take pity on

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