Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of expressing sympathy in British Thesaurus

bad/hard/tough luck ()

used for saying you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone

(oh,) what a shame ()

used for expressing sympathy or disappointment

too bad ()

used for saying that you are sorry or sympathetic about something

someone’s heart goes out to someone ()

used for saying that someone feels sorry for someone else

I know the feeling ()

used for showing sympathy

bless him/her/them ()

used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way

I don’t envy you/him etc ()

used for saying that you would not like to do what someone else has to do

someone’s heart/sympathy/thoughts go out to someone ()

used for saying that someone is sympathetic to someone who is in a difficult situation

you can’t win them all/(you) win some, (you) lose some ()

used for showing sympathy to someone who has not been successful or for showing that you accept that you have not been successful

there (adverb)

spoken used for expressing satisfaction, sympathy etc about something that you have just done or that has just happened

aw (interjection)

American used for expressing sympathy or disappointment

bastard (noun)

impolite used after an adjective for talking to or about someone in a funny or sympathetic way

bless (interjection)

Britishhumorous used for showing that you like, approve of, or have sympathy for someone

bugger (noun)

Britishinformal used for expressing sympathy about someone you like or feel sorry for

commiserations (noun)

spoken used for expressing sympathy towards someone

God help someone ()

used for saying that you think someone is in a very bad situation and there is nothing that anyone can do to improve it

I know ()

used for showing that you understand someone and feel sympathy for them

poor (adjective)

mainly spoken used for showing that you feel sorry for someone

poor old ()

used for showing sympathy towards someone

poor sod ()

used for saying that you feel sorry for someone