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commiserate vs sympathize with

sympathize with vs commiserate

commiserate and sympathize with both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commiserate No No Yes No
sympathize with No No Yes No
As verbs, sympathize with is a hypernym of commiserate; that is, sympathize with is a word with a broader meaning than commiserate:
  • commiserate: to feel or express sympathy or compassion
  • sympathize with: share the suffering of
Other hypernyms of commiserate include compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity.
commiserate (verb) sympathize with (verb)
to feel or express sympathy or compassion share the suffering of
Difference between commiserate and sympathize with

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