Despicable
, affecting, contemptible, and deplorable
are synonyms for pathetic; comical and cheerful are antonyms of pathetic. On this page, you will find 49 another word for pathetic.
49 Another Word for Pathetic
1. piteous
- Affecting
- Agonizing
- Disquieting
- Distressing
- Disturbing
- Doleful
- Forlorn
- Harrowing
- Heart-rending
- Heartbreaking
- Miserable
- Mortifying
- Mournful
- Moving
- Piteous
- Pitiable
- Pitiful
- Plaintive
- Poignant
- Poor
- Sad
- Stirring
- To be pitied
- Touching
- Tragic
- Upsetting
- Woeful
- Wretched
- Distressful
2. woeful
- Contemptible
- Deplorable
- Despicable
- Feeble
- Inadequate
- Insubstantial
- Insufficient
- Lamentable
- Meagre
- Miserable
- Negligible
- Paltry
- Pitiful
- Poor
- Sorry
- Unsatisfactory
- Woeful
- Wretched
- Worthless
Pathetic Sentences
His excuses were absolutely pathetic yesterday.
The team's performance was pathetic today.
She gave a rather pathetic apology.
That attempt was simply pathetic overall.