SELFPITY Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

self-pity

noun

as in sadness

disapproving a feeling of pity for yourself because you believe you have suffered more than is fair or reasonable He was wallowing in self-pity. She spoke without a trace of self-pity.

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Recent Examples of self-pity No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed. —

Outside, 10 Feb. 2026 There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. —

Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026 You’re allowed to want more, of course, but be wary of getting stuck in the quagmire of self-pity. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 Valdez didn’t create from a place of self-pity or victimhood, but with a bit of chip on his shoulder — eager to prove wrong those who underestimated him based on his background. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-pity

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Noun

Curtis revealed that Annie, who welcomed her baby boy with husband Jason Wolf in December, was able to take the grief and sadness of losing her godparents and birth as a new beginning.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
There will be deaths, of characters as well as relationships, but McInerney’s always-sharp insights on social strata and human nature guarantee that in the midst of sadness we are also entertained.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026