pitying (Meaning)
pitying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pity
pitying (a.)
Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pitying
Synonyms:
- pleasant
- unselfish
- noble
- charitable
- munificent
- clement
- good-natured
- magnanimous
- tenderhearted
- affable
- warm
- liberal
- selfless
- humanitarian
- gentle
- softhearted
- warmhearted
- unsparing
- altruistic
- nice
- genial
- good-hearted
- generous
- cordial
- companionable
- considerate
- mild
- gracious
- tender
- philanthropic
- sweet
- benign
- soft
- thoughtful
- neighborly
- good-tempered
- friendly
- amicable
- attentive
- brotherly
Antonyms:
- nasty
- hard-boiled
- heartless
- malign
- mean
- hard-boiled
- uncharitable
- hateful
- virulent
- savage
- uncharitable
- malignant
- savage
- inconsiderate
- cruel
- virulent
- malicious
- cruel
- malignant
- spiteful
- callous
- spiteful
- unkind
- callous
- unthinking
- heartless
- unkind
- nasty
- hateful
- malevolent
- malicious
- unsympathetic
- unsympathetic
- heavy-handed
- malevolent
- inconsiderate
- unthinking
- malign
- mean
- heavy-handed
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- barbarous
- wanton
- stonyhearted
- truculent
- barbarous
- inhumane
- unfeeling
- fiendish
- brutal
- unkindly
- fiendish
- inhuman
- atrocious
- brute
- unfeeling
- insensate
- unkindly
- stonyhearted
- bestial
- wanton
- uncompassionate
- hard-hearted
- sadistic
- inhumane
- brutish
- brutal
- inhuman
- vicious
- insensate
- truculent
- brutish
- ironhearted
- barbaric
- bestial
- brute
- hard-hearted
- ironhearted
- uncompassionate
- sadistic
- atrocious
- barbaric
- vicious
pitying Sentence Examples
- The teacher gazed at the struggling student with pitying eyes.
- As she watched the homeless man beg, a wave of pitying washed over her.
- The sight of the injured bird left me pitying its plight.
- The doctor's pitying tone conveyed his deep sympathy for the patient's suffering.
- The child's neglected appearance elicited feelings of pitying from the onlookers.
- The judge's voice trembled as he delivered a pitying sentence to the convicted criminal.
- The old woman's frail body evoked a sense of pitying in the passerby.
- The volunteer's heart ached with pitying as she listened to the refugee's harrowing tale.
- The cat's pitiful meows stirred feelings of pitying in its owner.
- The broken soldier's wounds made his comrades look upon him with pitying eyes.
FAQs About the word pitying
of Pity, Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word.
understanding, patient, compassionate, humane, forgiving, kindly, forbearing, kind, solicitous, benevolent
merciless, severe, pitiless, harsh, stern, tough, grim, thoughtless, insensitive, tough
The teacher gazed at the struggling student with pitying eyes.
As she watched the homeless man beg, a wave of pitying washed over her.
The sight of the injured bird left me pitying its plight.
The doctor's pitying tone conveyed his deep sympathy for the patient's suffering.
