| Main Entry: | commiserative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pitying |
Synonyms: |
compassionate, condolatory, empathetic, empathic, sympathetic, sympathizing |
| Main Entry: | compassionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having tender feelings |
Synonyms: |
all heart, being big, benevolent, bleeding heart, charitable, commiserative, forbearing, going easy on, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, living with, merciful, old softie, piteous, pitying, responsive, soft shell, softhearted, sparing, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, understanding, warm, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
cruel, hard, harsh, hateful, indifferent, mean, merciless, tyrannous |
| 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 |
| 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 |