Synonyms & related words for sympathise

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Words related to sympathise

Explore words related to sympathise — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sympathize, empathize, commiserate, understand, commiserator, commiserative, sympathies, condolent. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sympathise come from?

The word sympathise breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: sym-, from Greek syn (“together, with”); path, from Greek pathos (“feeling, suffering”); and -ise, from Greek -izein (“to make or do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.