Thesaurus:what a pity
English
Interjection
Sense: an expression of sympathy at another's misfortune
Synonyms
- bad luck [⇒ thesaurus]
- 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
- 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
- God help someone
- tough break (idiomatic)
Coordinate terms
Hypernyms
Various
See also
- Thesaurus:compassion (noun)
- Thesaurus:pity (verb)
Further reading
- “914. pity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “what a pity” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.