Synonyms and antonyms of To feel or express sympathy in American Thesaurus

sympathize (verb)

to behave in a kind way and show that you understand someone’s problems

feel sorry for someone ()

to feel sympathy for someone because they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation

pity (verb)

to feel sorry for someone because they are in a bad situation

commiserate (verb)

to express sympathy to someone who is unhappy about something

empathize (verb)

to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them

feel for ()

to feel sympathy for someone

take pity on someone ()

to feel sorry for someone and try to help them

make encouraging/sympathetic etc. noises ()

to say things to encourage someone, show sympathy, etc.

extend/offer your /sympathy/sympathies ()

to tell someone that you are sorry when someone close to them has died

sympathise ()

a British spelling of sympathize