sympathy

noun

sym·pa·thy ˈsim-pə-thē How to pronounce sympathy (audio)

plural sympathies

: an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other

: mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it

: unity or harmony in action or effect

every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole

Edwin Benson

: inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord

in sympathy with their goals

: feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support

republican sympathies

: the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another

: the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity

have sympathy for the poor

: the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium

Example Sentences

She went to her best friend for sympathy. Letters of sympathy were sent to the families of the victims. My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims. Our sympathies are with them. There was no sympathy between them.

Recent Examples on the Web There was some sympathy for Elizabeth and the circumstances she was born under and then thrust into.

The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2022 There was some sympathy for the Elizabeth and the circumstances she was born under and then thrust into.

Cara Anna, Danica Coto And Rodney Muhumuza, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia.

Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia.

Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Up there, the 59-year-old delivered a few quick, self-deprecating lines, courting the sympathy of the young crowd below.

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia.

Jim Heintz, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 Another worker, recently fired, sets up a personal protest camp in front of the firm’s factory, thus earning the sympathy of the security guard.

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Medical Definition

sympathy

noun

sym·pa·thy ˈsim-pə-thē How to pronounce sympathy (audio)

plural sympathies

: an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other

: mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it

: the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another

: the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity

sympathy

noun

as in compassion

sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune since losing her own brother to lung disease, the nurse has had greater sympathy for families going through the same agony

Synonyms & Similar Words

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compassion
empathy
commiseration
feeling
pity
regret
kindness
condolence
mercy
generosity
understanding
sensitivity
affinity
ruth
humanity
humaneness
kindliness
goodwill
magnanimity
altruism
benevolence
rapport
kindheartedness
warmheartedness
humanitarianism
benignity
largesse
softheartedness
charity
philanthropy
largess
largeheartedness
bigheartedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

indifference
heartlessness
callousness
hatred
cruelty
insensitivity
animosity
hostility
unconcern
coldheartedness
antipathy
hard-heartedness
inhumanity
harshness
dislike

as in kindness

the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune the least you could do is have some sympathy for me if I have to stay home

Synonyms & Similar Words

kindness
compassion
pity
feelings
commiseration
heart
generosity
mercy
feeling
sensitivity
ruth
humanity
empathy
kindliness
kindheartedness
good-heartedness
affection
responsiveness
warmheartedness
charity
love
sensibility
regard
largeheartedness
softheartedness
bigheartedness
affinity
goodwill
altruism
rapport
benevolence
humaneness
humanism
humanitarianism
benignity
philanthropy
benignancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

indifference
inhumanity
mercilessness
pitilessness
coldness
disinterest
hatred
callousness
cruelty
unconcern
animosity
coldheartedness
hostility
antipathy
hard-heartedness
harshness
inhumanness
dislike

Synonym Chooser

The words affinity and attraction are common synonyms of sympathy. While all three words mean "the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together," sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence.

two minds in sympathy

The meanings of affinity and sympathy largely overlap; however, affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn.

an affinity for mathematics

In some situations, the words attraction and sympathy are roughly equivalent. However, attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it.

felt an attraction to danger

单词	sympathy
释义	sympathy noun sym·pa·thy ˈsim-pə-thē plural sympathies 1 a : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other b : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it c : unity or harmony in action or effect every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole Edwin Benson 2 a : inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord in sympathy with their goals b : feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support republican sympathies 3 a : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another b : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity have sympathy for the poor 4 : the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium Synonyms commiseration compassion feeling See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She went to her best friend for sympathy. Letters of sympathy were sent to the families of the victims. My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims. Our sympathies are with them. There was no sympathy between them. Recent Examples on the Web There was some sympathy for Elizabeth and the circumstances she was born under and then thrust into. The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2022 There was some sympathy for the Elizabeth and the circumstances she was born under and then thrust into. Cara Anna, Danica Coto And Rodney Muhumuza, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia. The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia. Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Up there, the 59-year-old delivered a few quick, self-deprecating lines, courting the sympathy of the young crowd below. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 But the couple won sympathy in summer 1999 when it was revealed that Raisa Gorbachev was dying of leukemia. Jim Heintz, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 Another worker, recently fired, sets up a personal protest camp in front of the firm’s factory, thus earning the sympathy of the security guard. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathēs having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos feelings, emotion, experience — more at pathos First Known Use 1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing sympathy sympathy strike tea and sympathy sympathy strike tea and sympathy Kids Definition sympathy noun sym·pa·thy ˈsim-pə-thē plural sympathies 1 : sorrow or pity for another She felt sympathy for the poor lost puppy. 2 : readiness to favor or support He expressed sympathy for the protesters. 3 : a relationship between people or things in which whatever affects one similarly affects the other Medical Definition sympathy noun sym·pa·thy ˈsim-pə-thē plural sympathies 1 a : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other b : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it 2 a : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another b : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity sympathy noun 1 as in compassion sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune since losing her own brother to lung disease, the nurse has had greater sympathy for families going through the same agony Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance compassion empathy commiseration feeling pity regret kindness condolence mercy generosity understanding sensitivity affinity ruth humanity humaneness kindliness goodwill magnanimity altruism benevolence rapport kindheartedness warmheartedness humanitarianism benignity largesse softheartedness charity philanthropy largess largeheartedness bigheartedness Antonyms & Near Antonyms indifference heartlessness callousness hatred cruelty insensitivity animosity hostility unconcern coldheartedness antipathy hard-heartedness inhumanity harshness dislike See More 2 as in kindness the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune the least you could do is have some sympathy for me if I have to stay home Synonyms & Similar Words kindness compassion pity feelings commiseration heart generosity mercy feeling sensitivity ruth humanity empathy kindliness kindheartedness good-heartedness affection responsiveness warmheartedness charity love sensibility regard largeheartedness softheartedness bigheartedness affinity goodwill altruism rapport benevolence humaneness humanism humanitarianism benignity philanthropy benignancy Antonyms & Near Antonyms indifference inhumanity mercilessness pitilessness coldness disinterest hatred callousness cruelty unconcern animosity coldheartedness hostility antipathy hard-heartedness harshness inhumanness dislike See More Synonym Chooser The words affinity and attraction are common synonyms of sympathy. While all three words mean "the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together," sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence. two minds in sympathy The meanings of affinity and sympathy largely overlap; however, affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn. an affinity for mathematics In some situations, the words attraction and sympathy are roughly equivalent. However, attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it. felt an attraction to danger
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