Pathetic
Pathetic adjective - Deserving of one's pity.
Usage example: the plight of the homeless family was quite pathetic
Sorry is a synonym for pathetic in pitiful topic. In some cases you can use "Sorry" instead an adjective "Pathetic", when it comes to topics like inadequate, feeble, sad, measly. popular alternative
Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- And then there are the people who feel sorry for him because they find him so pathetic.
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Meowth is debatable, as the Team Rocket Trio are so pathetic that the viewer may actually feel sorry for him.
Source: Cats Are Mean - Angela went "Sylar, you're my son — oh no sorry false alarm." It was kind of pathetic.
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Sorry and Pathetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pathetic/sorry
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Sorry or Pathetic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pathetic/sorry.
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