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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

She pitied his inability to move past his grievances and admit defeat.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

“I am not here to be pitied and I am not a victim,” he says.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

She spoke graciously to him and Odysseus told her a tale of meeting her husband on his way to Troy which made her weep until he pitied her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton