What is another word for Commiserating?

Pronunciation: [kəmˈɪsəɹˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Commiserating refers to expressing sympathy or empathy towards someone who is going through a difficult situation or facing a loss. Some synonyms for commiserating include condoling, sympathizing, consoling, empathizing and showing support. These words convey a sense of understanding and compassion towards those who are struggling or experiencing pain. Consoling is often used to express a desire to provide comfort or relief to someone who is grieving or feeling distressed. Sympathizing is more about acknowledging the emotions of the other person and sharing their feelings. Empathizing is a deeper level of understanding where you put yourself in the other person's shoes and imagine how they feel.

What are the hypernyms for Commiserating?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Commiserating

P. Wooverman Shaw Todd, Esquire, looked at the Doctor with a slight lifting of his upper lip and a Commiserating droop of the eyelid,-an expression indicating, of course, a consciousness of that superior birth and breeding which prevented the possibility of such outbreaks.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith
But he mounted his horse with a sickened heart, and it was no surprise to him, when the results of the primaries were tallied, to find that he was not only a beaten man but so badly beaten that, as one Commiserating friend mournfully observed to him, "Ye mout jest as well hev run on ther demmycrat ticket."
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Whether Commiserating her utter helplessness or her complete isolation, he went farther to relieve her than to many, if not all, the other poor.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

Related words: commiserating about something, commiserating with someone, mourn together for, commiserating over

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