sympathize
to express sympathy or condole (often followed by with).
to be in approving accord, as with a person or cause: to sympathize with a person's aims.
to agree, correspond, or accord.
Origin of sympathize
1- Also especially British, sym·pa·thise .
Other words for sympathize
Other words from sympathize
- sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb
- non·sym·pa·thiz·ing, adjective
- non·sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·sym·pa·thize, verb (used without object), pre·sym·pa·thized, pre·sym·pa·thiz·ing.
- un·sym·pa·thized, adjective
- un·sym·pa·thiz·ing, adjective
- un·sym·pa·thiz·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with sympathize
- empathize, sympathize
Words Nearby sympathize
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How to use sympathize in a sentence
Legion is a more effective character than Edi despite the two serving the same emotional function, and it’s because he takes the exact opposite approach to get players to sympathize with him.
Every ‘Mass Effect’ squadmate, ranked from a storytelling perspective | Jhaan Elker | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostSure, some find it hard to sympathize with “influencers” who profit from posting Instagram pics or TikTok videos.
Idolizing superheroes is no longer anything special, which may be why it now seems more sophisticated to sympathize with the villains—even if that means reading depth into these backstories that isn’t really there.
From Cruella to Maleficent to the Joker: Is It Time to Retire the Villain Origin Story? | Stephanie Zacharek | May 26, 2021 | TimeThe KGB recruited sympathetic journalists, funded publications that were mere fronts for Soviet-sympathizing propaganda and, at the height of the Cold War, employed 496,000 members around the world, if Soviet defector Oleg Kalugin’s memoir is true.
You write about having this impulse to understand and even sympathize with an abuser.
I get it and sympathize with them and try to be there for the fans.
Josh Charles on Life After ‘The Good Wife’ and His Insane Movie ‘Bird People’ | Kevin Fallon | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNowadays, however, even those who sympathize with Palestinian grievances steer clear of the more inflamed areas.
The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem More Divided Than Ever | Peter Schwartzstein | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDo you think, then, that the key is not to have the audience sympathize with, but rather to understand him?
Breaking Bad Finale: Lost Interviews With Bryan Cranston & Vince Gilligan | Andrew Romano | September 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe all yearn for some sort of control over our fate and our lives, and we can all sympathize with that.
Breaking Bad Finale: Lost Interviews With Bryan Cranston & Vince Gilligan | Andrew Romano | September 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no one to sympathize for their war trauma and most would like nothing more than to forget.
Former Syrian Soldier Describes Life in the Army at the Start of War | Andrew Slater | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe knew that she alone of all human beings was gifted with the power to understand and fully sympathize with him.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettIn paying your visits of condolence, show, by your own quiet gravity, that you sympathize in the recent affliction of your friend.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyYou cannot understand the terrible feeling towards all Yankees and those who sympathize with them.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnI do not know how to sympathize with any thing that is not straightforward and true, and your course is rather zigzag.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterI often used to think she must feel very solitary at Craddock, with not a soul to sympathize with her tastes.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
British Dictionary definitions for sympathize
sympathise
/ (ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz) /
to feel or express compassion or sympathy (for); commiserate: he sympathized with my troubles
to share or understand the sentiments or ideas (of); be in sympathy (with)
Derived forms of sympathize
- sympathizer or sympathiser, noun
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