All pathetic synonyms
pa·thet·ic
P p adj pathetic
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
- forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- grotty — seedy; wretched; dirty.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- lovey-dovey — amorously affectionate: a lovey-dovey couple.
- beefing — the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- grousing — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
adjective pathetic
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- despisable — deserving of being despised; despicable
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- forceless — Without force.
- emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- wretched — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.