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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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sympathy".
| # | 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:
Sympathy to the Family and Former Colleagues of Robert Engelken, Professor Emeritus
Jan 19, 2026 Arkansas State University
Jan 19, 2026 Arkansas State University
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
From Chairman Stephen B. Smith: MTSU expresses sympathy on passing of First Lady Elizabeth McPhee
Jan 8, 2026 Middle Tennessee State University
Jan 8, 2026 Middle Tennessee State University