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Pronunciation:
[ pɐθˈɛtɪk], [ pɐθˈɛtɪk], [ p_ɐ_θ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k]
Related words: sad, depressed, hopelessness, alone, miserable, without friends
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Similar words for pathetic:
- crummy (adjective)
- emotional (adjective)
- expressive (adjective)
- forlorn (adjective)
- grievous (adjective)
- lousy (adjective)
- measly (adjective)
- miserable (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- plaintive (adjective)
- poignant (adjective)
- poor (adjective)
- sad (adjective)
- sad, affecting (adjective)
- schmaltzy (adjective)
- sentimental (adjective)
- tear-jerking (adjective)
- tearful (adjective)
- tragic (adjective)
- weak (adjective)
- woeful (adjective)
- wretched (adjective)
- contemptible (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pathetic (noun)
- other synonyms
- eloquent
Synonyms for Pathetic:
adj.
• crummy (adjective)- most secondrate,
- more third rate,
- grottiest,
- most subpar,
- more sub par,
- second rate,
- most inferior,
- most third-rate,
- second-rate,
- most sub par,
- grottier,
- subpar,
- secondrate,
- sub par,
- more thirdrate,
- most thirdrate,
- third rate,
- more subpar,
- more sub-par,
- most third rate,
- thirdrate,
- most sub-par,
- more third-rate.
- forcible,
- suggestive,
- under standing,
- more understanding,
- under-standing,
- most revelatory,
- re presentative,
- silvertongued,
- re-presentative,
- more revelatory,
- silver tongued.
- be reft,
- un happier,
- un happy,
- de stroyed,
- un-happy,
- be-reft,
- in the dumps,
- in dumps,
- un happiest,
- de-pressed,
- forgotten,
- down out,
- de pressed,
- de-solate,
- de-stroyed,
- de solate,
- helpless.
- dis quieting,
- most afflicting,
- more heart rending,
- in tolerable,
- more wounding,
- most wounding,
- egregious,
- more afflicting,
- dis-quieting,
- un bearable,
- in-tolerable,
- most heart rending,
- un-bearable,
- more heart-rending,
- most heart-rending,
- up setting,
- up-setting,
- heart rending.
- de-testable,
- down mouth,
- most agonized,
- scurviest,
- dis tressed,
- pained,
- dis-contented,
- more agonized,
- more suffering,
- wounded,
- most suffering,
- most tormented,
- most discontented,
- most tortured,
- Racked,
- more racked,
- on downer,
- more anguished,
- more tormented,
- dis graceful,
- most anguished,
- most hurting,
- most racked,
- dis contented,
- de testable,
- more hurting,
- down the mouth,
- dis-graceful,
- poverty stricken,
- scurvier,
- povertystricken,
- more tortured,
- dis-tressed.
- scurvy,
- grievous,
- in the pits,
- revelatory,
- anguished,
- heart-rending,
- poignant,
- soppy,
- pitiful,
- measly,
- Bummed,
- soupy,
- lowdown,
- on a downer,
- down in mouth,
- beefing,
- SUBPAR.,
- weak,
- in pain,
- tragic,
- grousing,
- miserable,
- sub-par,
- rosewater,
- poor,
- slushy,
- lovey dovey,
- third-rate,
- down and out,
- sentimental,
- plaintive,
- low-down,
- over-emotional,
- griefstricken,
- overemotional,
- emotional,
- forlorn,
- sobby,
- syrupy,
- lovey-dovey,
- grotty,
- tear-jerking,
- woeful.
- more grousing,
- out sorts,
- wailing,
- more bellyaching,
- most saddening,
- most beefing,
- more beefing,
- most grousing,
- grief stricken,
- most wailing,
- most bellyaching,
- more wailing,
- more saddening.
- dis-composing,
- most discomposing,
- more dejecting,
- more disheartening,
- dis heartening,
- more discomposing,
- most disheartening,
- dis composing,
- dis-heartening,
- most dejecting,
- un-satisfactory,
- de-pressing,
- de pressing,
- un satisfactory.
- more lovey-dovey,
- loveydovey,
- dewyeyed,
- more rosewater,
- in sipid,
- most lovey-dovey,
- more lovey dovey,
- more syrupy,
- softhearted,
- more loveydovey,
- dewy eyed,
- most rosewater,
- most loveydovey,
- most overemotional,
- over-acted,
- most lovey dovey,
- most simpering,
- in-sipid,
- over acted,
- more simpering,
- most syrupy,
- more overemotional,
- over emotional.
n.
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- obscene.
Other synonyms:
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- muted,
- galling,
- bothersome,
- exasperating,
- pesky,
- futile,
- nugatory,
- footling,
- flaccid,
- vexatious,
- spent,
- invasive,
- unbearable,
- aggravating,
- muddled,
- moribund,
- wheedling,
- infertile,
- purposeless,
- bum,
- defunct,
- frustrating,
- nonoperational,
- Irksome,
- useless,
- vexing,
- maddening,
- facile,
- infuriating,
- Overworked,
- outworn,
- small-time,
- damnable,
- unhelpful,
- flabby,
- inefficient,
- annoying,
- otiose,
- toothless,
- pestilential,
- defective,
- ruthful,
- pointless,
- uninformative,
- impossible,
- irritating.
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- empty,
- unproven,
- inoperable,
- paralyzed,
- dysfunctional,
- paper,
- unreliable,
- cumbersome,
- ineffective,
- porous,
- bush-league,
- anemic,
- accursed,
- unresponsive.
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- inactive,
- idle,
- temperamental.
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- old.
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- dead.
How to use "Pathetic" in context?
When we use the word "pathetic", we generally mean that something is very sad, disappointing, or weak. But when we use the word "pathetic" to describe ourselves, we often think of it in a more positive light. For example, If we say, "I'm so pathetic that I can't even make a simple pot of coffee," we may actually feel proud that we're admitting our weakness and that we need help.
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Adjective
abject, absurd, creep, crummy, despicable, dire, disappointing, disgraceful, dreadful, embarrassing, farcical, foolish, grievous, grotesque, hopeless, idiotic, insignificant, ludicrous, measly, mercy, paltry, parlous, petty, poignant, preposterous, regretful, second-rate, seedy, shabby, silly, sleazy, sorry, terrible, trivial, woeful, worthless, stupid, crappy.
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Other Related
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Adjective
appalling, cheap, deplorable, depressing, derisory, dismal, distressing, lamentable, laughable, lousy, miserable, painful, pitiable, regrettable, ridiculous, saddening, sorrowful, tragic, unfortunate, wretched.
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