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CONDOLENCES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONDOLENCES?

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Condolences as a Noun
Definitions of "Condolences" as a noun
Synonyms of "Condolences" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Condolences" as a noun
Associations of "Condolences" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Condolences” are: commiseration

Condolences as a Noun

Definitions of "Condolences" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “condolences” as a noun can have the following definitions:

An expression of sympathy with another's grief.

Synonyms of "Condolences" as a noun (1 Word)

commiseration

A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
The other actors offered him clumsy commiseration.

Usage Examples of "Condolences" as a noun

They sent their condolences.

Associations of "Condolences" (30 Words)

affliction	A cause of pain or harm. A crippling affliction* of the nervous system.*
compassionate	Share the suffering of. I allowed him to go home on compassionate* grounds.*
deplorable	Bad; unfortunate. My finances were in a deplorable* state.*
despair	A state in which all hope is lost or absent. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.
desperately	Used to emphasize the extreme degree of something. The soil desperately* needed potash.*
dirge	A mournful song, piece of music, or sound. The wind howled dirges around the chimney.
disappointment	A person or thing that causes disappointment. To her disappointment* there was no chance to talk privately with Luke.*
distress	Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. Her fingers flew to her throat in distress.
express	By express. Many of the laboratory animals express* the trait.*
grief	Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. Her death was a great grief* to John.*
grieve	Cause great distress to (someone. It grieves me to think of you in that house alone.
heaviness	A state of being greater in amount, force, or intensity than usual. The total heaviness* of much of this record.*
lamentable	(of an event, action, or attitude) unfortunate; regrettable. Her open prejudice showed lamentable* immaturity.*
lamentation	The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Scenes of lamentation.
melancholy	A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. We acquainted him with the melancholy* truth.*
pathetic	Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness. She looked so pathetic* that I bent down to comfort her.*
pathos	A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. The actor injects his customary humour and pathos* into the role.*
pitiful	Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. A pitiful* attempt to impress her.*
pity	An unfortunate development. Her voice was full of pity.
regretful	Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. He sounded regretful* but pointed out that he had committed himself.*
regrettable	(of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome. The loss of this number of jobs is regrettable.
rue	Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. She might live to rue* this impetuous decision.*
ruth	United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948.
sadness	The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. A source of great sadness.
sorrow	An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. It was a great sorrow* to her when they separated.*
sorry	Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else’s misfortune. He looks a sorry* sight with his broken jaw.*
sympathy	The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere. The two of them were in close sympathy.
tribulation	A state of great trouble or suffering. His time of tribulation* was just beginning.*
widow	A widowbird. The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia.
woe	Intense mournfulness. To add to his woes customers have been spending less.