Thesaurus:what a pity
English
[edit]Interjection
[edit]Sense: an expression of sympathy at another's misfortune
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- bad luck
- cuhdear (Barbados)
- hard lines (dated, slang)
- hard luck
- pity [⇒ thesaurus]
- shame [⇒ thesaurus]
- too bad (idiomatic)
- tough luck
- what a pity
- what a shame
- worse luck (UK, dated)
Antonyms
[edit]- hard cheese (idiomatic)
- stiff cheddar (idiomatic)
- tough cookies (idiomatic)
- tough luck (idiomatic)
- tough noogies (idiomatic)
- tough shit (idiomatic, vulgar)
- tough titties (idiomatic, vulgar)
- tough titty (idiomatic, vulgar)
- tough toenails (idiomatic)
- tough toodles (slang)
- tough tuchus (idiomatic)
Hyponyms
[edit]- God help someone
- tough break (idiomatic)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]Various
[edit]See also
[edit]- Thesaurus:compassion (noun)
- Thesaurus:pity (verb)
Further reading
[edit]- “914. pity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “what a pity” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.