Synonyms and Antonyms of sympathy
1
sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune
- since losing her own brother to lung disease, the nurse has had greater sympathy for families going through the same agony
condolence, regret
humaneness, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, warmheartedness
affinity, empathy, rapport, sensitivity, understanding
altruism, benevolence, benignity, bigheartedness, charity, generosity, goodwill, humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largesse (also largess), magnanimity, philanthropy
2
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
- the least you could do is have some sympathy for me if I have to stay home
bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, heart, humanity, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, warmheartedness
feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity
affection, love, regard
affinity, empathy, rapport
altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropy
