commiserative
Expressing shared sorrow
Commiserative describes expressing or feeling sympathy for someone's misfortune or suffering.
A commiserative glance acknowledges shared disappointment; a commiserative tone conveys understanding of another's troubles.
The word is the adjective form of commiserate—to feel or express pity alongside someone.
Showing concern for sufferers
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- fellow-feelingSympathetic emotional connection
- kindredRelations by blood
sensitive · caring · warmhearted · kindhearted · tender-hearted · soft-hearted · big-hearted · humane
Giving emotional ease
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- solacingAlleviating grief or distress
- consolatoryProviding solace or sympathy
palliative · alleviating · relieving · heartening · sympathizing · condoling · supportive · gentle
Showing or feeling grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
plaintive · tearful · somber · melancholy · lamenting · anguished · heavy-hearted · sad
compassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- fellow-feelingSympathetic emotional connection
kindred · sensitive · caring · warmhearted · kindhearted · tender-hearted · soft-hearted · big-hearted · humane · merciful
comforting
Giving emotional ease
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- solacingAlleviating grief or distress
consolatory · palliative · alleviating · relieving · heartening · sympathizing · condoling · supportive · gentle · tender
mournful
Showing or feeling grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
doleful · plaintive · tearful · somber · melancholy · lamenting · anguished · heavy-hearted · sad · pensive
supportive
Offering help and reassurance
backing · shoulder-to-shoulder · communal · collective · mutual · shared · bonded · connected · fraternal · sisterly
commiserativeunsympathetic
Without pity or understanding
unfeeling · callous · coldhearted · cold-blooded · heartless