commiserates
Mourns with another
Commiserates is the third-person singular of commiserate, meaning to express sympathy or share in someone's misfortune.
The word implies feeling sorrow alongside another person rather than merely acknowledging their trouble: She commiserates with her friend over the failed job interview.
Often used with "with."
Share another's feelings
- relateConnect or recount
- feel forEmpathize with someone's situation
- understandGrasp the meaning
- connectJoin or link
compassionate · caring · sensitive · heartfelt · tender · warmth · kindness · concern
Grieve for the dead
- grieveFeel sorrow over loss
- lamentMournful expression of grief
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- bereavementState following loss
loss · heartache · anguish · tears · suffering · tragedy · sadness · woe
Ease or soothing relief
- solaceRelief from distress
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- reassureEase someone's doubts
- condoleGrieve with another
console · balm · encourage · uplift · hearten · support · gentle · tenderness
Binding tie or connection
- uniteBring together as one
- stand withOffer allegiance to
- mutual supportAid flowing both directions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · collective grief · comradeship · community · kinship · common cause
sympathize
Share another's feelings
- relateConnect or recount
- feel forEmpathize with someone's situation
- understandGrasp the meaning
connect · compassionate · caring · sensitive · heartfelt · tender · warmth · kindness · concern · humanity
mourn
Grieve for the dead
bereavement · loss · heartache · anguish · tears · suffering · tragedy · sadness · woe · condolence
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
condole · console · balm · encourage · uplift · hearten · support · gentle · tenderness · alleviate
bond
Binding tie or connection
- uniteBring together as one
- stand withOffer allegiance to
- mutual supportAid flowing both directions
camaraderie · fellowship · brotherhood · sisterhood · collective grief · comradeship · community · kinship · common cause · togetherness
commiseratescelebrates
Honors with festivities
congratulates · rejoices · exults · cheers · toasts
commiseratesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
dismisses · disregards · brushes off · shrugs off · turns away
commiserate, commiseration, commiserating, commiserated, commiserative, commiserations