sympathy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
his sympathies were always with the underdog
Types & categories
- inclination hypernym
Related & opposite
- empathize derivation
- sympathetic derivation
Sense 2 noun
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Types & categories
- feeling hypernym
- concern hyponym
- kindheartedness hyponym
- compassion hyponym
- pity hyponym
- compatibility hyponym
- empathy hyponym
Related & opposite
- commiserate derivation
- sympathetic derivation
Sense 3 noun
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
the two of them were in close sympathy
Types & categories
- kinship hypernym
- mutual understanding hyponym
Related & opposite
- sympathize derivation
- sympathetic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | empathize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathetic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | commiserate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathetic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeling |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | concern |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kindheartedness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | compassion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | compatibility |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | empathy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathetic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | kinship |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mutual understanding |