sympathy
Definitions
Noun
- An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
- A relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
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Words that sound like the term "sympathy".
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sympathetic | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | symphony | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | sympathies | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | sympathize | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | apathy | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | empathy | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | sympathized | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | sympathizing | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | spath | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | mathy | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | sympathizes | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | sympathizer | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | psychopathy | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | spaeth | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | smarty | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | patchy | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mathys | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mathey | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | empath | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sympathizers | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | sympathy for | 1 | 2 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Column | Carolyn Hax: After he postponed wedding, fiancée split and took the sympathy with her
Nov 25, 2025 The Washington Post
Nov 25, 2025 The Washington Post
Sympathy to the Family and Former Colleagues of Dr. Jared Spears, Emeritus Professor
Sep 23, 2025 Arkansas State University
Sep 23, 2025 Arkansas State University
Asking Eric: Widow explains how hard it was to respond to sympathy cards after husband’s death
Apr 28, 2026 OregonLive.com
Apr 28, 2026 OregonLive.com
Sympathy to the Family and Former Colleagues of Bill Hansard, Emeritus Director of Ellis Library
Nov 22, 2025 Arkansas State University
Nov 22, 2025 Arkansas State University
Why society offers less sympathy when men fall behind
Dec 2, 2025 American Institute for Boys and Men | AIBM
Dec 2, 2025 American Institute for Boys and Men | AIBM