Synonyms for sympathize
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Verb
1. Commiserate — to have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of…
Definitions
- v. 1
To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected; to feel for.
Related words
- Word family
- sympathizer sympathetic sympathy
- Other spellings
- sympathise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- sympathized
e.g. sympathized → commiserated, empathized, agreed, concurred…
Example sentences
- empathize Make the effort to empathize with the situation.
- commiserate I've been through the same drawn-out process as you, so we can commiserate.
- agree Whether you agree or not, I cannot change my mind.
- concur The decision is not optimal, but I concur.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sympathize | steady | |
| empathize | rising | |
| commiserate | rising | |
| agree | falling | |
| concur | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agree2
- 6 letters
- concur2
- 9 letters
- empathize3, empathise
- 10 letters
- understand3
- 11 letters
- commiserate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- compatir
- Español
- compadecer
- Deutsch
- bemitleiden
- Català
- plànyer