Grieving and Piteous

Related words

Grieving adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service

Show all Definitions

Piteous and grieving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piteous" instead an adjective "Grieving".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grieve, grief, grieved

Piteous adjective - Deserving of one's pity.

Show all Definitions

Grieving and piteous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grieving" instead an adjective "Piteous".

Nearby Word: pitiful

Cite this Source

Piteous and Grieving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grieving/piteous

Grieving & Piteous. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grieving/piteous>.

Piteous or Grieving. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grieving/piteous.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "grieving" and "piteous" have occurred on timeline