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feel for vs sympathise

sympathise vs feel for

feel for and sympathise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feel for No No Yes No
sympathise No No Yes No
As verbs, sympathise is a hyponym of feel for; that is, sympathise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feel for:
  • feel for: share the suffering of
  • sympathise: to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Other hyponyms of feel for include commiserate, sympathize, care.
feel for (verb) sympathise (verb)
share the suffering of be understanding of
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
Difference between feel for and sympathise

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