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pathetic
Synonyms and Antonyms of pathetic
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deserving of oneʼs pity
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causing unhappiness
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deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
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so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter
absurd, cockamamy (or cockamamie), comical, derisive, derisory, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, silly
asinine, brainless, dumb, fatuous, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), inane, jerky, moronic, nonsensical, simpleminded, stupid, unwise, weak-minded, witless
balmy, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, insane, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nutty, screwball, senseless, wacky (also whacky)
fantastic (also fantastical), far-fetched, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unreal, unrealistic, unreasonable
for the birds
Synonym Discussion of pathetic
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- a moving appeal for contributions
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- an impressive list of achievements
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- a poignant documentary on the homeless
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- an affecting deathbed reunion
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- the touching innocence in a child's eyes
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- pathetic attempts to justify misconduct
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