Synonyms for condolence
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Comfort, support or sympathy.
There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
Related words
- Phrases
- condolence card
Forms
- Plural
- condolences → sympathies, commiserations, compassions, pities…
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Condolence is the expression of sympathy.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- sympathy His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
- pity It was a pity that Tom couldn't come to our party.
- compassion Compassion is entirely absent from his character.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| condolence | steady | |
| sympathy | steady | |
| pity | rising | |
| compassion | rising | |
| commiseration | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pity2
- 8 letters
- sympathy3
- 10 letters
- compassion3
- 13 letters
- commiseration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pity2 = 2 syllables).