Pathetic : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'pathetic': discover synonyms for the word pathetic, such as pitiful or pitiable.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as pathetic. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": pitiful and pitiable.


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Synonyms for pathetic sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for pathetic Degree of synonymy of pathetic Frequency in the language
pitiful
   30051 3.84  
pitiable
   30051 0.14  
piteous
   30051 0.16  
wretched
   30050 3.63  
miserable
   30050 21.49  
contemptible
   30048 0.78  
misfortunate
   30047 0.02  
unfortunate
   30044 11.84  
hapless
   30043 0.39  
undignified
   30042 0.59  
poor
   30039 129.08  
ridiculous
   30039 55.61  
silly
   30036 57.10  
pity
   20051 23.51  
woeful
   20050 0.14  
appalling
   20050 1.94  
misery
   20050 10.31  
dreadful
   20050 8.00  
lamentable
   20050 0.14  
terrible
   20049 94.02  

Lexical field of "pathetic"

pitiful
pitiable
piteous
wretched
miserable
contemptible
misfortunate
unfortunate
hapless
undignified
poor
ridiculous
silly
pity
woeful
appalling
misery
dreadful
lamentable
terrible
saddening
depressing
dismal
deplorable
grievous
tragic
sad
sorrowful
lousy
regrettable
dire
distressing
disappointing
sickening
painful
grotesque
disgraceful
abject
sleazy
loser
half-assed
stupid
crummy
crappy
derisory
paltry
lame
dumb
trivial
rotten