pitying
Showing sorrowful concern
Pitying describes an attitude of pity toward someone—feeling sorry for their misfortune or condition.
The word often carries a note of condescension: a pitying glance, a pitying smile.
To look at someone pityingly suggests you see them as unfortunate, perhaps pitiably so.
She gave him a pitying look when he admitted he'd never been abroad.
Higher rank or quality
- disdainScornful disregard
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- contemptDisdainful disregard
scorn · belittlement · dismissive · arrogance · sneering · mockery · derision · smugness
Compassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- warmthHeat you feel
- caringShowing kind concern
concern · kindness · humanity · sensitivity · benevolence · charity · solicitude · consideration
superiority
Higher rank or quality
- disdainScornful disregard
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
contempt · scorn · belittlement · dismissive · arrogance · sneering · mockery · derision · smugness · snobbery
sympathy
Compassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
- warmthHeat you feel
caring · concern · kindness · humanity · sensitivity · benevolence · charity · solicitude · consideration · kindheartedness
mourning
Period following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
forlorn · plaintive · tearful · mournful · wistful · lamenting · woeful · doleful · regretful · heartsick
look
Direct one's gaze
- glanceBrief, casual look
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- eyesOrgans of sight
stare · regard · sad-eyed · doleful · soulful · liquid · imploring · searching · soft · gentle
pityingindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
callous · uncaring · apathetic · unmoved · unsympathetic