Sympathy

/ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/

Synonyms for "sympathy" (302 found)

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Closest matches (61)

Noun(5 words)

understanding affinity approval backing care

abetment accord accordance addition adduction adjunct advocacy aegis affairs affection affectionateness affectionsaffective facultyaffectivity affiliation affinity agape agreementaid and comfortallergy

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alliance allurement amityan inanaphylaxis approximation assemblage association assurance attractance attraction attractiveness attractivity auspices backing balm benevolence benignancy benignity bent bias blending bondbonds of harmonybrotherhoodbrotherly lovecamaraderie capillaritycapillary attractioncare caring caritascement of friendshipcentripetal forcechampionship charity

Strong matches (90)

chiming chord clemency closeness combination comfort commiseration communion communitycommunity of interestscompassion compatibility concern concord concordance condolement condolence congeniality connectedness connection

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considerateness consolation consonant contact contiguity contrariety cordiality correspondence countenance dealings deduction delicacy disjunction drag draw easement echoemotional lifeemotions empathy encouragement espritesprit de corpsexquisiteness fancy fascination favorfavorable regardfeelingfeeling of identityfeeling of kinshipfeeling tonefeelingsfellow feelingfellowship filiation finenessfiner feelingsforbearance forgiveness fosteragefraternal feelingfrictionlessnessfriendly relationsgood gracesgood termsgood understandinggood vibesgood vibrationsgoodnessgoodness of heartgoodwill grace graciousness gravitation gravity guidancehappy familyharmonic harmony

Noun(9 words)

commiserating compassion concern condolences empathizing empathy endorsementfavorable regardfellow feeling

Verb(1 words)

condoling

Related words (151)

heartheart of goldhomology humaneness humanity hyperesthesia hyperpathia hypersensitivity identification identity in inclination intercourse interest intimacy involvement irritability junction kindheartedness kindliness

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kindly dispositionkindness kinship leaning leniency liaison like-mindedness link linkage linking loveloving kindnessmagnetism mercy mitigation musicalmutual affinitymutual attractionmutual regardmutuality nearness nervousness niceness oneness oversensibility oversensitiveness overtenderness pardon partiality passibility passions pathos patronage peace penchant perceptiveness perceptivity photophobia pity predilection preference prickliness proclivity propensity propinquity proximity pullpulling powerquarter rapport rapprochement reassurance reciprocity regard relatedness relating relation relations relationship relief reprieve respect response responsiveness rue ruth seconding self-pity sensibilities sensitiveness sensitivity sensitization sentiments sharingsharing of griefshred of comfortsimilarity softheartedness solace solacement solicitousness solidaritysoothing wordssorenesssoul of kindnesssponsorship supersensitivity support susceptibilitiessympathetic chordsympathetic responsesympathies symphonic symphonious symphony tact tactfulnessteam spirittender susceptibilitiestenderheartedness tenderness tetchinessthin skinthought ticklishness tietie intie-in touchiness traction tug turn tutelage understanding union unison unity vibes vibration vibrations warmheartedness warmthwarmth of heart

Noun(7 words)

more compassionatelypities pity poor rapportromanian compasiunesupport

Adjective(1 words)

sincere sympathy

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

affect affinity attitude disposition emotionemotional connectionfeeling inclination kinship stance support tendency understanding

More specific

9 entries

backing compassionempathic understandingendorsementlike mindednessmercymoral supportpityshared sentiment

Collocations

6 entries

common sympathydisplay of sympathymutual sympathypublic sympathyshared sympathysincere sympathy

Inflections

1 entries

sympathies

Derivations

8 entries

sympathetic sympathetically sympatheticness sympathize sympathized sympathizer sympathizers sympathizing

Translations

92 translations across 48 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

συμπάθεια noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

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

3 entries

взаимно разбиране noun (mutual relationship)
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

2 entries

compassió noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
simpatia noun (mutual relationship)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

同情 noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
同感 noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Czech

2 entries

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

1 entries

kunsento noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Faroese

1 entries

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

Finnish

3 entries

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

German

3 entries

Mitgefühl noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
Mitleid noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
Sympathie noun (mutual relationship)

Greek

1 entries

συμπάθεια noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Hebrew

1 entries

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

Hindi

2 entries

संवेदना noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
सहानुभूति noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

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)
rokonszenv noun (mutual relationship)
részvét noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

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

3 entries

afineso noun (mutual relationship)
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

1 entries

simpati noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Interlingua

1 entries

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

Irish

2 entries

bá noun (mutual relationship)
dáimh noun (mutual relationship)

Italian

1 entries

compassione noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Japanese

1 entries

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

1 entries

സഹതാപം noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Manx

3 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)
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

2 entries

afinidade noun (mutual relationship)
compaixão noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Romanian

3 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)
simpatie noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Russian

3 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)

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

2 entries

afinidad noun (mutual relationship)
compasión noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)

Swahili

1 entries

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

Swedish

3 entries

deltagande noun (feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another — see also compassion)
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

1 entries

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

19 total sentences available.

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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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