Synonyms for sympathize
ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪzsym·pa·thize

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1. sympathize, sympathiseverb

   share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

   Synonyms:
   empathise, commiserate, sympathise, empathize, understand

2. sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understandverb

   be understanding of

   "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

   Synonyms:
   see, translate, realize, sympathise, realise, commiserate, understand, empathize, infer, read, empathise, interpret

3. commiserate, sympathize, sympathiseverb

   to feel or express sympathy or compassion

   Synonyms:
   empathise, commiserate, sympathise, empathize, understand

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1. • Feel
   • Sympathize With

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1. sympathizeverb

   Synonyms:
   have sympathy, commiserate, condole with, agree, be in accord

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1. List of paraphrases for "sympathize":

   commiserate, sympathise, empathize

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How to use sympathize in a sentence?

1. Turan Basri:

   The crowd became hostile very quickly due to wanting to go to work. I sympathize with the aims of Extinction Rebellion but this was an own goal, canning Town is a very working class area. Seeing what they perceived to be middle-class protesters preventing working class people from earning a living didn't go down well.

2. Doi Xuan Hieu:

   I was touched seeing that she can sympathize and acknowledge the sacrifice of the doctors who risked and lost their lives.

3. Mortal:

   I will be near you when you cry if just to say I sympathize and when it's more than you can take I'll watch the tears fall from your eyes.

4. President Andrew Parsons:

   I cannot even imagine how painful it is to be a Ukrainian right now, i try to sympathize and try to empathize. It’s difficult. My country is not at war, and my family is not hiding themselves in the subways of the capital of my nation.

5. Larry Magid:

   It's a way to express empathy, the problem with the' Like' button is it's great if you say,' I just turned 30' or' I won the lottery'... but if someone has a life event such as the death of a parent or a dog or losing their job or other things that are negative, there's no easy way to click' I hear you. I feel your pain. I sympathize with you'... There's no simple way so people' like' it and I've been in that same dilemma where do I' like' the fact that somebody just had a bad experience ?