sympathizes
Shares another's sorrow
Sympathizes means to share or understand another's feelings, especially sorrow or hardship: She sympathizes with anyone who's lost a parent.
It can also mean to support or agree with a position: He sympathizes with the protesters' cause.
To sympathize doesn't require sharing identical circumstances—only recognizing and responding to another's emotional state.
Sympathy for misfortune
- commiserateShare in sorrow
- consoleComfort in distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- condoleGrieve with another
feel for · sorrow · mourn · tenderness · warmth · caring · kindness · mercy
Connect or recount
- identifyEstablish who or what
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- recognizePerceive as known
- graspSeize or understand
comprehend · perceive · attune · resonate · connect · emotional resonance · fellow-feeling · kindred spirit
To uphold or sustain
- approveFormally accept or authorize
- endorseGive official approval
- alignArrange in a row
- side withAlly oneself with
favor · advocate · back · espouse · concur · accord · stand with · champion
Supportive partner
- uniteBring together as one
- stand togetherSupport each other collectively
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie · mutual support · common cause · collective action · movement · coalition
pity
Sympathy for misfortune
- commiserateShare in sorrow
- consoleComfort in distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
condole · feel for · sorrow · mourn · tenderness · warmth · caring · kindness · mercy · sensitivity
relate
Connect or recount
- identifyEstablish who or what
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- recognizePerceive as known
grasp · comprehend · perceive · attune · resonate · connect · emotional resonance · fellow-feeling · kindred spirit · perspective-taking
support
To uphold or sustain
side with · favor · advocate · back · espouse · concur · accord · stand with · champion · uphold
ally
Supportive partner
- uniteBring together as one
- stand togetherSupport each other collectively
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
comradeship · brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie · mutual support · common cause · collective action · movement · coalition · kinship
sympathizesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · overlooks · neglects · dismisses · tunes out
sympathizesdisapproves
Judges negatively
condemns · censures · criticizes · denounces · reproaches
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