Synonyms of self-pity

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sadness
• grief
• sorrow
• melancholy
• misery
• anguish
• agony
• gloom
• distress
• depression
• despair
• sorrowfulness
• desperation
• mournfulness
• oppression
• pain
• boredom
• mourning
• dejection
• melancholia
• unhappiness
• blues
• heartsickness
• gloominess
• joylessness
• dreariness
• glumness
• despondency
• forlornness
• miserableness
• despondence
• somberness
• discouragement
• dumps
• mopes
• hopelessness
• despond
• wretchedness
• woe
• desolation
• downheartedness
• doldrums
• regret
• dolor
• blue devils
• disheartenment
• disconsolateness
• ennui
• dispiritedness
• moodiness
• woefulness
• dolefulness
• moroseness
• tedium
• self-despair
• morbidness
• drear
• rue
• morosity
• dismalness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mirth
• glee
• gayety
• humor
• merriment
• optimism
• jollity
• gaiety
• joviality
• lightheartedness
• hopefulness
• cheerfulness
• gayness
• contentment
• cheeriness
• satisfaction
• gleefulness
• mirthfulness
• cheer
• content
• contentedness
• gratification
• sunniness
• joy
• delight
• happiness
• elation
• exultation
• ecstasy
• exuberance
• euphoria
• intoxication
• bliss
• joyousness
• jubilation
• exhilaration
• gladness
• joyfulness
• rapture
• heaven
• felicity
• blissfulness
• elatedness
• rapturousness
• gladsomeness

Examples of self-pity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Make gratitude a priority Gratitude is a wonderful remedy for self-pity and other bad habits that can prevent your child from being mentally strong. —Amy Morin, Parents, 3 July 2024

The film explores her transformation from a shy, self-pitying teenager to a mature young woman who learns to live in peace with herself and her surroundings. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2024

Swift’s first foray into musical-theater writing is less embarrassing than the movie but still far too self-pitying to sit through more than once. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024

We’re steeped in the envy, the self-pity, and the crippling status anxiety that drive him to murder. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024