Definitions

feel for

VERB

bleed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache suffer

STRONG

agonize pity sympathize

WEAK

be in pain

VERB

come at

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish achieve discover find grasp succeed touch win

VERB

commiserate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sympathize

STRONG

ache compassionate condole console feel pity

WEAK

have mercy share sorrow

Antonyms

WEAK

be indifferent turn away

VERB

empathize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sympathize

STRONG

comprehend imagine share understand

WEAK

put oneself in another's place relate to stand in one's shoes suffer with

Antonyms

STRONG

misinterpret mistake misunderstand

VERB

feel sorry for

Synonyms

WEAK

bleed for comfort commiserate condole with console empathize with express sympathy grieve with have mercy on lament for open one's heart pity sympathize sympathize with

VERB

identify with

Synonyms

WEAK

ally associate empathize put in same category put oneself in another's shoes relate to respond to see through someone's eyes sympathize think of in connection understand

VERB

pity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forgive pardon

STRONG

ache comfort commiserate condole console relent reprieve solace soothe sympathize understand

WEAK

be sorry for be sympathetic bleed for feel with give quarter grant amnesty grieve with have compassion have mercy on identify with lament with put out of one's misery show forgiveness show sympathy take pity on weep for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

punish

STRONG

agitate annoy distress hurt trouble upset worry

WEAK

disdain scorn

VERB

reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach attain contact end go join lead make pass stand strike

STRONG

buck encompass equal grasp hand lunge overtake seize shoot span spread strain

WEAK

carry to come at come up to continue to extend to get a hold of get hold of get to go as far as go on go to hold out make contact with pass along put out roll on shake hands

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny fail fall behind leave lose miss refuse stop surrender veto

STRONG

compress concentrate let go release

WEAK

depart

VERB

respond

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge answer behave come back counter react reply return

STRONG

reciprocate rejoin retort

WEAK

act in response answer back be in touch with come back at come in feedback field the question get back to get in touch talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask depart leave question request

VERB

understand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept appreciate empathize sympathize

STRONG

identify with sympathize with

WEAK

empathize with

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feel for

“I just have a natural feel for what people want,” Parton said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Lloyd says a feel for the different types of ice in skiing also helps her understand the grip of the racing track.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

You develop a feel for probability that you can’t get from doing equations.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

Yet he had a feel for Melville’s sentences, in which everything might go spectacularly right.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

This had been a can’t-miss team, and if it didn’t make the playoffs, it was scary to imagine the enmity that thousands in town would feel for him.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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