Sympathy

//ˈsɪm.pəθ.i//

Synonyms for "sympathy" (295 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Noun(2 words)
fellow feelingbowels

Strong matches (89)

chordclemencyclosenesscombinationcomfortcommiserationcommunioncommunitycommunity of interestscompassioncompatibilityconcernconcordconcordancecondolementcondolencecongenialityconnectednessconnectionconsiderateness
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consolationconsonantcontactcontiguitycontrarietycordialitycorrespondencecountenancedealingsdeductiondelicacydisjunctiondragdraweasementechoemotional lifeemotionsempathyencouragementespritesprit de corpsexquisitenessfancyfascinationfavorfavorable regardfeelingfeeling of identityfeeling of kinshipfeeling tonefeelingsfellow feelingfellowshipfiliationfinenessfiner feelingsforbearanceforgivenessfosteragefraternal feelingfrictionlessnessfriendly relationsgood gracesgood termsgood understandinggood vibesgood vibrationsgoodnessgoodness of heartgoodwillgracegraciousnessgravitationgravityguidancehappy familyharmonicharmonyheartheart of goldhomologyhumanenesshumanityhyperesthesiahyperpathia

Related words (147)

hypersensitivityidentificationidentityininclinationintercourseinterestintimacyinvolvementirritabilityjunctionkindheartednesskindlinesskindly dispositionkindnesskinshipleaningleniencyliaisonlike-mindedness
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linklinkagelinkingloveloving kindnessmagnetismmercymitigationmusicalmutual affinitymutual attractionmutual regardmutualitynearnessnervousnessnicenessonenessoversensibilityoversensitivenessovertendernesspardonpartialitypassibilitypassionspathospatronagepeacepenchantperceptivenessperceptivityphotophobiapitypredilectionpreferencepricklinessproclivitypropensitypropinquityproximitypullpulling powerquarterrapportrapprochementreassurancereciprocityregardrelatednessrelatingrelationrelationsrelationshipreliefreprieverespectresponseresponsivenessrueruthsecondingself-pitysensibilitiessensitivenesssensitivitysensitizationsentimentssharingsharing of griefshred of comfortsimilaritysoftheartednesssolacesolacementsolicitousnesssolidaritysoothing wordssorenesssoul of kindnesssponsorshipsupersensitivitysupportsusceptibilitiessympathetic chordsympathetic responsesympathiessymphonicsymphonioussymphonytacttactfulnessteam spirittender susceptibilitiestenderheartednesstendernesstetchinessthin skinthoughtticklishnesstietie intie-intouchinesstouchingnesstractiontugturntutelageunderstandingunionunisonunityvibesvibrationvibrationswarmheartednesswarmthwarmth of heart

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Translations

127 translations across 49 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • keqardhje noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • συμπάθεια noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • συμπάθεια noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Arabic

3 entries
  • تَعَاطُف noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • حُنُو noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • عَطْف noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Armenian

1 entries
  • համակրանք noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • взаимно разбиране noun (mutual relationship)
  • симпатия noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • състрадание noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • съчувствие noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Catalan

3 entries
  • compassió noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empatia noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • simpatia noun (mutual relationship)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 同情 noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • 同情心 noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • 同感 noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • 同理心 noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Czech

3 entries
  • empatie noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • soucit noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • soustrast noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Danish

3 entries
  • deltagelse noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • medfølelse noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Dutch

2 entries
  • medelijden noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympathie noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • kunsento noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • simpatio noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Faroese

1 entries
  • samkensla noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Finnish

4 entries
  • empatia noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • myötäeläminen noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • myötätunto noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • osanotto noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

French

4 entries
  • compassion noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • condoléance noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empathie noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • sympathie noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

German

4 entries
  • Einfühlungsvermögen noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • Empathie noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • Mitgefühl noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • Mitgefühl noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Greek

2 entries
  • συμπάθεια noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • συμπάθεια noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אהדה noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • אהדה noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Hindi

4 entries
  • संवेदना noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • संवेदना noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • सहानुभूति noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • सहानुभूति noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • [1-2] együttérzés noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • [4] rokonszenv noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • együttérzés noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • rokonszenv noun (mutual relationship)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • samhygð noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • samúð noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Ido

4 entries
  • afineso noun (mutual relationship)
  • empatio noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • kompato noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • simpatio noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • empati noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • simpati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Interlingua

2 entries
  • compassion noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympathia noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Irish

2 entries
  • bá noun (mutual relationship)
  • dáimh noun (mutual relationship)

Italian

2 entries
  • compassione noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empatia noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 交感 noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • 共感 noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • 共鳴 noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • 同情 noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Latin

1 entries
  • compassio noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Malay

1 entries
  • timbang rasa noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • അനുകമ്പ noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • സഹതാപം noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Manx

4 entries
  • co-choe noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • co-ennaghtyn noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • co-ennaghtyn noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • erreeish noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Māori

1 entries
  • pukuaroha noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • medfølelse noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • medlidenhet noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • medkjensle noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • medynk noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Old English

1 entries
  • efnþrōwung noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Metfeelen noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Polish

2 entries
  • sympatia noun (mutual relationship)
  • współczucie noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • afinidade noun (mutual relationship)
  • compaixão noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empatia noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Romanian

4 entries
  • compasiune noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • compătimire noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empatie noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • simpatie noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Russian

4 entries
  • симпа́тия noun (mutual relationship)
  • сострада́ние noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • сочу́вствие noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • сочу́вствие noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • दया noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • saosećaj noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • suosjećaj noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • саосећај noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • суосјећај noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Spanish

3 entries
  • afinidad noun (mutual relationship)
  • compasión noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empatía noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)

Swahili

1 entries
  • juruma noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Swedish

4 entries
  • deltagande noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • empati noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • medkänsla noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • sympati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • awa noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
  • simpatya noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Turkish

1 entries
  • sempati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • співчуття́ noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • thông cảm noun (ability to share the feelings of another; empathy)
  • thương cảm noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cydymdeimlad noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Sample sentences

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I feel profound sympathy for the victims.

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When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.

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Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.

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The man was devoid of such human feelings as sympathy.

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