Synonyms & related words for pathos

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pathos — including poignancy, commiseration, pity, bathos, sorrowfulness, mournfulness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pathos

Explore words related to pathos — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include poignance, bathetic, sentimentality, plaintiveness, emotion, wistfulness, sentimentalism, sorrow. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pathos

Common synonyms for pathos include poignancy, commiseration, pity, bathos, sorrowfulness, mournfulness, sadness, grief — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pathos come from?

The word pathos breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root path-, from Greek paskhein (“to suffer, experience, be affected”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.