Pity and Wantonness

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Pity noun - A regrettable or blameworthy act.

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Wantonness is an antonym for pity.

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitiable, pitying, pitifully, pitied

Wantonness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the barbaric wantonness with which the guards treated the prisoners of war

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Pity is an antonym for wantonness.

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Wantonness and Pity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pity/wantonness

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