Synonyms of the word

commiserate

• adj. (obsolete, rare) commiserating, pitying, lamentful.
• v. (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.
• v. (intransitive, as the phrasal verb commiserate with) To sympathize; condole.

compassionate

• adj. Having, feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
• adj. Of a leave, given to someone because of a domestic emergency.
• adj. (obsolete) Inviting pity; pitiable.
• v. (archaic) To feel compassion for; to pity, feel sorry for.

pity

• n. (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
• n. (countable) Something regrettable.
• n. (obsolete) Piety.
• v. (transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).
• v. (transitive, now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
• interj. Short form of what a pity.

sympathise

• v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.

sympathize

• v. To show sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the…
• v. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain.
• v. To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize.