empathises
Shares another's feelings
Empathises is the British spelling of empathizes, meaning to understand and share another person's feelings or perspective.
To empathise is to imaginatively enter someone else's emotional state: She empathises with struggling students because she once failed out herself.
The ability goes beyond sympathy—it involves feeling with someone rather than merely feeling for them.
Ties that unite
- relatesConnects or recounts
- connectsCreates a link between
- resonatesEvokes strong feeling
- attunesAligns with surroundings
harmonises · aligns · synchronises · rapport · affinity · kinship · solidarity · closeness
Feels pity for another
- commiseratesExpresses shared sorrow
- consolesProvides comfort to
- comfortsEases distress; pleasures
- caresFeels concern about
supports · understands · feels for · nurtures · soothes · reaches out · validates · stands with
Means of perception
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- discernsRecognizes through careful observation
- readsInterprets written symbols
- intuitsKnows without reasoning
grasps · comprehends · recognises · understands · picks up on · detects · appreciates · fathoms
bonds
Ties that unite
attunes · harmonises · aligns · synchronises · rapport · affinity · kinship · solidarity · closeness · mutual understanding
sympathises
Feels pity for another
- commiseratesExpresses shared sorrow
- consolesProvides comfort to
- comfortsEases distress; pleasures
cares · supports · understands · feels for · nurtures · soothes · reaches out · validates · stands with
senses
Means of perception
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- discernsRecognizes through careful observation
- readsInterprets written symbols
intuits · grasps · comprehends · recognises · understands · picks up on · detects · appreciates · fathoms · sees
empathisesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · detaches · shuts out · disconnects · tunes out