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

Need another word that means the same as “sympathize”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “sympathize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sympathize” are: commiserate, sympathise, empathise, empathize, understand, pity, be sorry for, feel sorry for, show sympathy for, be sympathetic towards, show compassion for, be compassionate towards, offer condolences to, feel for, show concern, show interest, agree, support, be in sympathy, be in favour of, go along, favour, be well disposed to, approve of, commend, back, side with, align, encourage

Sympathize as a Verb

Definitions of "Sympathize" as a verb

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

• Be understanding of.
• Share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of.
• To feel or express sympathy or compassion.
• Agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology.
• Feel or express sympathy.

Synonyms of "Sympathize" as a verb (29 Words)

agree	Be in accord be in agreement. The verb agrees with the final noun.
align	Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. Align the sheets of paper on the table.
approve of	Judge to be right or commendable; think well of.
back	Cause to travel backward. Over 97 per cent backed the changes.
be compassionate towards	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
be in favour of	Be priced at.
be in sympathy	Spend or use time.
be sorry for	Happen, occur, take place.
be sympathetic towards	Represent, as of a character on stage.
be well disposed to	Form or compose.
commend	Present as suitable for approval or acceptance recommend. He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.
commiserate	Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize. She did not exult in her rival s fall but on the contrary commiserated her.
empathise	Be understanding of.
empathize	Understand and share the feelings of another. Counsellors need to be able to empathize with people.
encourage	Spur on. His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife.
favour	Consider as the favorite. Natural selection has favoured bats.
feel for	Pass one’s hands over the sexual organs of.
feel sorry for	Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone’s behavior or attitude.
go along	Be or continue to be in a certain condition.
offer condolences to	Propose a payment.
pity	Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of. I could see from their faces that they pitied me.
show compassion for	Be or become visible or noticeable.
show concern	Give evidence of, as of records.
show interest	Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.
show sympathy for	Provide evidence for.
side with	Take sides for or againstm siding against the current candidate.
support	Support materially or financially. The evidence supports the defendant.
sympathise	To feel or express sympathy or compassion.
understand	Be understanding of. I don t understand the idea.

Usage Examples of "Sympathize" as a verb

• It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament.
• They sympathize with critiques of traditional theory.

Associations of "Sympathize" (30 Words)

apprehend	Anticipate with dread or anxiety. He is a man that apprehends death no more dreadfully but as a drunken sleep.
assimilate	Take in and understand fully (information or ideas. Marie tried to assimilate the week s events.
aural	Of or pertaining to hearing or the ear. Information held in written aural or visual form.
cognizance	Range of what one can know or understand. The Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited.
commiserate	Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize. She went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances.
comprehend	To become aware of through the senses. A divine order comprehending all men.
comprehension	Inclusion. He was famous for his comprehension of American literature.
construe	Make sense of; assign a meaning to. His words could hardly be construed as an apology.
edify	Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc.
empathize	Understand and share the feelings of another. Counsellors need to be able to empathize with people.
enlighten	Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation. The sun enlightened some such clouds near him.
eureka	A town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
experience	Undergo or live through a difficult experience. She spoke from experience.
grasp	The act of grasping. Edward grasped her by the wrist.
intuitively	Without conscious reasoning; instinctively. He knows intuitively how to calm me.
know	The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people. I know of one local who shot himself.
perceivable	Capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing. Perceivable through the mist.
perceive	Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand. If Guy does not perceive himself as disabled nobody else should.
perception	The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. Hollywood s perception of the tastes of the American public.
perceptual	Relating to the ability to interpret or become aware of something through the senses. A patient with perceptual problems who cannot judge distances.
realize	Convert into cash; of goods and property. The stage designs have been beautifully realized.
recognizable	Easily perceived; easy to become aware of. This situation produces recognizable stress symptoms.
recognize	Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again. Julia hardly recognized Jill when they met.
savvy	Know or understand. Many of us pride ourselves on being savvy enough to spot a fake.
sensate	Having physical sensation. The sensate world.
sentience	The faculty through which the external world is apprehended. Gave sentience to slugs and newts.
translate	Restate (words) from one language into another language. He translates for the U N.
translation	(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same. The translation of research findings into clinical practice.
understand	Be understanding of. She did not understand her husband.
understandable	Able to be understood. Though his accent was strange the words were perfectly understandable.