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commiserative
[kuh-miz-uh-reyt] 
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commiserative
[kuh-miz-uh-reyt]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pitying |
| Synonyms: | compassionate, condolatory, empathetic, empathic, sympathetic, sympathizing |
| Main Entry: | pitiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in bad shape; poor |
| Synonyms: | abject, affecting, afflicted, arousing, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dismal, distressed, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, inadequate, insignificant, joyless, lamentable, low, mean, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, sad, scurvy, shabby, sorrowful, sorry, stirring, suffering, tearful, touching, vile, woeful, worthless, wretched |
| Notes: | piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means 'able to be pitied,' and pitiful most often means 'insignificant; below contempt' |
| Antonyms: | excellent, happy, superb, superior, wonderful, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | tender |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affectionate, loving |
| Synonyms: | all heart, amorous, benevolent, bleeding-heart, caring, charitable, commiserative, compassionate, considerate, demonstrative, emotional, evocative, fond, forgiving, gentle, humane, kind, lenient, lovey-dovey, merciful, mild, moving, mushy, poignant, responsive, romantic, sensitive, sentimental, soft, softhearted, solicitous, sympathetic, tenderhearted, thoughtful, ticklish, tolerant, touching, touchy, warm, warmhearted, yielding |
| Antonyms: | callous, uncaring, unfeeling, unloving |
| Main Entry: | pitiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pitiful |
| Synonyms: | abject, affecting, afflicted, arousing, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dismal, distressed, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, inadequate, insignificant, joyless, lamentable, low, mean, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, poor, rueful, ruthful, sad, scurvy, shabby, sorrowful, sorry*, stirring, suffering, tearful, touching, vile, woeful, worthless, wretched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pitying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeling pity |
| Synonyms: | all heart, commiserative, compassionate, condolatory, condoling, responsive, sensitive, soft, softhearted, supportive, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, thoughtful, understanding |
| Main Entry: | ruthful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pitiful |
| Synonyms: | abject, affecting, afflicted, arousing, base, beggarly, cheap, cheerless, comfortless, commiserative, compassionate, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dismal, distressed, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, inadequate, insignificant, joyless, lamentable, low, mean, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, rueful, sad, scurvy, shabby, sorrowful, sorry*, stirring, suffering, tearful, touching, vile, woeful, worthless, wretched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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