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What is another word for sympathising?

Pronunciation: [sˈɪmpəθˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

Sympathising is the act of understanding and sharing the feelings of someone who is going through a difficult time. Some synonyms for sympathising include empathising, commiserating, comforting, consoling, supporting, commending, and encouraging. Empathising involves putting oneself in another's shoes and experiencing their emotions as if they were one's own. Commiserating is expressing sadness or pity for someone's misfortune. Consoling is offering words of comfort to someone who is upset. Supporting is showing solidarity with someone who is facing a challenge. Commending is praising someone for their actions or attitude in a difficult situation. Finally, encouraging is giving someone the confidence and motivation to keep going.
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  • Whoever has the seed of virtue and honour implanted in his breast will drop a sympathising tear on the woes of his neighbour.
    Nakhshabi
  • If you loved as I do,'you would not have so nearly lost me — these scruples of false delicacy and pride would never thus have troubled you — you would have seen that the greatest worldly distinctions and discrepancies of rank, birth, and fortune are as dust in the balance compared with the unity of accordant thoughts and feelings, and truly loving, sympathising hearts and souls.
    Anne Brontë

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