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adjective

Definition of pityingnext
as in merciful

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verb

present participle of pity
as in loving
to have sympathy for I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather

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Recent Examples of pitying
Verb
There is nothing pitying and also nothing airbrushed in the pictures—just the occasional haze of a misty morning or the blurry tremor of a burning brush pile. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitying
  1. merciful
  2. loving
  3. tolerant
  4. sympathetic
  5. understanding
  6. patient
  7. forbearing
  8. forgiving
Adjective
  • God did not punish him intensely, but only from time to time and in a merciful way.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The cold streak for the MLB best home run bets came to a merciful end on Saturday.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of merciful
Verb
  • Broadway-loving teens will fall madly in love with this 2001 musical classic about the infamous French nightclub, its star performer Satine, and her poem-writing love Christian—Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in two of their best roles.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That said, the evolution aspect of the formula is in its skin-loving ingredients like peptides, niacinamide, and microgreens for skin-smoothing and oil-balancing benefits.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of loving
Adjective
  • The survivors will be sent to a breeding program with a goal of growing the genetic diversity of disease-tolerant elm trees.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • American elms once defined New England streetscapes and floodplains; researchers say restoring disease-tolerant trees could bolster climate resilience by soaking up floodwaters and stabilizing vulnerable river systems.
    — Amanda Swinhart, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerant
Adjective
  • With the ownership transfer and a potentially sympathetic mayor, the future of the graves at Higgs Beach enters another period of hope and uncertainty.
    — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The smartest plaintiffs' attorneys are doing a good job shopping for judges sympathetic to their cases — and there are more than 30 at the moment with nearly 400 athletes involved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • Atletico coach Diego Simeone has said publicly that the player has the right to make decisions over his own future, but the Metropolitano fans are unlikely to be so understanding.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • That's why understanding affordability has become just as important as finding the right property.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of understanding
Adjective
  • Those codes can send patients to bogus sites asking for patient portal credentials or Medicare information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Aleta Moffitt, the operator of the hyperbaric chamber, was charged with one count of falsifying medical records for allegedly entering false information on a patient chart.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of patient
Adjective
  • With the economy in the doldrums, the public is less forbearing.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Definition of forbearing
Adjective
  • Unlike some long-distance trails that offer extended stretches of relatively forgiving terrain, the AT spends much of its length going relentlessly up and down the Appalachian Mountains.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Namely, a forgiving elastic waistband, a breezy, lightweight feel, and pockets that are actually deep enough to hold your essentials.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgiving

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“Pitying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitying. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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