pitied

verb

past tense of pity
as in loved
to have sympathy for I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather

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Recent Examples of pitied Instead, we are ridiculed and pitied globally. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026 So horrific were the conditions, Tamimy at times pitied those brought to the hospital. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 Dec. 2025 Often, films about characters who don’t realize they are being pitied can make for difficult viewing, but in Richard Linklater’s deft hands, Hart is rendered as an artist ahead of his time, down on his luck, and too enamored with the bottle to escape that predicament. — Samantha Allen, Them., 17 Nov. 2025 As for whether Hart, who is shown in the opening scene of the film collapsed in an alley, should be pitied, Hawke says that’s too simple of an emotion for the brilliant, but complicated character. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitied
  1. loved
  2. understood
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  • She was surrounded by people who loved her at her longtime home in Manhattan, her foundation said on social media.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Yearning to be loved in the Lakers’ Los Angeles, the Clippers were easy marks during that 2019 free agency.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of loved
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  • But being early didn’t mean customers immediately understood the concept.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • One frequent Johnny Carson guest, however, understood the truth.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of understood

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“Pitied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitied. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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