sympathising
Sharing another's sorrow
Sympathising is the British spelling of sympathizing—showing understanding or compassion for someone's difficulties or sorrows: She was sympathising with her friend over the breakup.
It can also mean agreeing with or supporting a cause or position: He was accused of sympathising with the rebels.
Sensed inner state
- sharingDividing among others
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
- relatingConcerning or connecting
attunement · connection · rapport · emotional · vicarious · identification · bonding · sensitivity
Considerate, caring disposition
- caringShowing kind concern
- concernTroubled interest in something
- warmthHeat you feel
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
understanding · consoling · comforting · pity · mercy · gentleness · humanity · benevolence
Giving confidence or hope
- backingAid or sponsorship
- solidarityUnity among allies
- allySupportive partner
- advocatePublic cause supporter
reassuring · uplifting · consoling · standing with · endorsement · affirmation · championing · bolstering
Exterior wall covering
- aligningPositioning in proper relation
- concurringExpressing shared agreement
- agreeingSharing the same view
- supportingBearing or sustaining
favouring · leaning toward · approving · endorsing · backing · partisan · allied · like-minded
feeling
Sensed inner state
- sharingDividing among others
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
relating · attunement · connection · rapport · emotional · vicarious · identification · bonding · sensitivity · affective
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
tenderness · understanding · consoling · comforting · pity · mercy · gentleness · humanity · benevolence · heartfelt
encouraging
Giving confidence or hope
- backingAid or sponsorship
- solidarityUnity among allies
- allySupportive partner
advocate · reassuring · uplifting · consoling · standing with · endorsement · affirmation · championing · bolstering · nurturing
siding
Exterior wall covering
- aligningPositioning in proper relation
- concurringExpressing shared agreement
- agreeingSharing the same view
supporting · favouring · leaning toward · approving · endorsing · backing · partisan · allied · like-minded · understanding
sympathisingindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
uncaring · apathetic · cold · callous · dismissive
sympathisingcruel
Willfully causing suffering
unsympathetic · brutal · hostile · harsh · antagonistic
empathy, sympathy, pathetic, sympathetic, apathy, antipathy, pathos, sympathize, unsympathetic