Feel for

Synonyms for "feel for" (46 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (10)

achebe sorry forbeat aboutbleedbleed forcommiseratecompassionatecondole with
Verb(2 words)
compassionatecondole with

Strong matches (13)

feelfeel aroundfeel sorrow forfeel sorry forfumblegrabblegropegrope forgrope in the dark

Related words (23)

lament forpitypoke aroundpry aroundrespondscrabblesympathizesympathize withweep for
Verb(3 words)
pitysympathize withsympathized

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries
competenceemotional responseempathygrievehaptic perceptioninterpersonal skilljudgmentperceptionproficiencysocial intelligencesorrowtactile perception

More specific

12 entries
audience empathycompassioncue detectiondesign instinctgropemarket intuitionmechanical intuitionoperational sensepalpationpityprobetone reading

Collocations

12 entries

Inflections

3 entries
feeling forfeels forfelt for

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months.

Source: wiktionary

He felt for his purse.

Source: wiktionary

Harry felt for his purse in his left-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tried his right-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tested the left hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then explored the right-hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then darted a hand into each of the pockets of his shooting-jacket, but it was not there.

Source: wiktionary