Pathetic Synonyms

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.