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Synonyms of piteous

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Another word for piteous is pathetic. Other synonyms of piteous are poor, pitiful, pitiable, rueful and pitisome.

Synonyms and similar words for piteous

adjectiveProvoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.

  • heartbreakingThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.
  • heartrending
  • lamentableCausing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
  • patheticArousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
  • pitifulSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
  • pitiableThat deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
  • pitisomeCharacterised or marked by pitifulness; piteous.
  • sad slang
  • poorWorthy of pity.
  • ruefulInspiring pity or compassion.
  • ruthfulCausing pity; piteous.
  • snivellyPitiful; whining.
  • sorry-ass slang, vulgarPitiful, worthless; utterly terrible or dire.
  • compassionate obsoleteInviting or asking for pity.
  • pathetisad rarePathetic: arousing scornful pity or contempt.

adjectiveShowing devotion to God.

  • devout
  • piousOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
  • Allah-fearingDevoutly Muslim; pious; very Islamic.
  • frumPious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.
  • godfearingDevout; pious; very religious.
  • heavenly-mindedDevout; heavenly; pious; of pure mind.
  • godlyDevoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
  • observantPracticing a religion.
  • practicingParticipating in the rituals and mores of a religion.
  • saintedPious, saintly.
  • devoutful obsoleteFull of devotion; devoted or pious.
  • inward obsoleteDevoted to spiritual matters, pious, devout.
  • religionary obsoleteRelating to religion; pious.
  • sanctimonious archaicHoly, devout.

adjectiveShowing compassion.

adjectiveOf little importance or value.

  • miserableWretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
  • paltry
  • mean
  • baseOf low value or degree.
  • contemptible
  • foolish
  • for the birds informalNot deserving serious consideration; unimportant; useless, worthless.
  • futile
  • frivolousOf little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
  • idleOf no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
  • ignorable
  • immaterialOf no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
  • inconsequentialHaving no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
  • inconsiderableToo unimportant to be worthy of attention.
  • indifferentNot making a difference; without significance or importance.
  • insignificant
  • like a fart in a windstorm
  • meager
  • minor
  • negligibleAble to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
  • nothingburger informalOf less importance than its treatment suggests; insignificant, unimportant; also, bland or unremarkable in appearance...
  • nondescript
  • nullInsignificant.
  • pettyHaving little or no importance.
  • picayuneOf little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial.
  • picayunishPetty; paltry; mean.
  • piddlingInsignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
  • piddlySmall, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
  • pissantInsignificant or unimportant.
  • pissass vulgarWorthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small.
  • pointless
  • silly
  • slightMinor; small in amount.
  • ticky-tacky USInferior, minor, trivial.
  • tin-pot informalInsignificant or minor, especially in an amusing and petty manner.
  • triflingTrivial, or of little importance.
  • trivial
  • two-bit US, slangInsignificant or worthless.
  • unimportantPetty; not important or noteworthy.
  • unweightyNot weighty.
  • vainHaving no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
  • worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
  • wretchedOf an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
  • floccinaucinihilipilificatious humorous, rareUnimportant, worthless.
  • simple archaicTrivial; insignificant.

Meaning of piteous

  1. adjective Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
  2. adjective Showing devotion to God.
  3. adjective Showing compassion.

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Questions about synonyms of piteous

What is another word for piteous?
Piteous has 75 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pathetic, poor, pitiful, pitiable, rueful, pitisome, heartbreaking and lamentable.
What does piteous mean?
Piteous means provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.

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