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sympathize with vs commiserate

commiserate vs sympathize with

sympathize with and commiserate both are verbs.

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

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