Synonyms for pity

Other words for “pity”, grouped by meaning.

We found 9 synonyms for “pity”. The most common are commiseration, ruth, pathos, shame, compassion.

noun a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

noun an unfortunate development

Synonymsshame

noun the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

verb share the suffering of

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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