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View definitions for sympathizing

sympathizing

adjective as in commiserative

adjective as in condolatory

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Elizabeth once declared, “I don’t sympathize with these reforming ladies.”

So while I sympathize, I beg you to find ways to meet this grandchild where she is.

Squire believes that it’s a third group—those who sympathized with the anger that spurred the insurrection at the Capitol, but were turned off by the violence—for whom Babbitt may become the most powerful symbol in recruitment campaigns.

From Time

There are those who sympathize with immigrants but feel “we” have our own problems here, and those for whom the border should be an imaginary line.

Anthropomorphic animals allow us to see something just human enough to sympathize with, while allowing us just enough of a remove to question everything about ourselves.

From Vox

“From my office in New York, I could rally against rape culture without sympathizing with any of these people,” she writes.

In the weeks leading up to the hearing the nominee was accused of coddling Iran, hating Israel, even sympathizing with Hamas.

Melinda Liu on why Beijing needs to keep a lid on the demonstrations while also sympathizing with the patriotic zeal.

Second, disavowing a bigoted film and sympathizing with those who use it to justify violence are not the same thing.

The United States came in second, with 56% of American respondents sympathizing with Israel.

I have had to do so much sympathizing with others in the last week that I have not had time to pity myself.

The humbly sympathizing friend became once more the respectful servant, and hurried away to carry out his young mistress's behest.

"Poor old paterfamilias," exclaimed the sympathizing friend with genuine feeling.

For we are sympathizing beings, and a law of our nature makes us look for a return of sympathy.

As the door closed behind her the girls exchanged sympathizing glances.

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On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sympathizing, such as: compassionate, condolatory, empathetic, empathic, and sympathetic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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