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[ noun ] an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
Synonyms Examples "his sympathies were always with the underdog" "I knew I could count on his understanding" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The matter of sympathy of the academic professors for art objectives also must be taken_into_account . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Theirs is no mere lack of sympathy , but something closer to the passionate hatred that was directed against Fascism . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)I must plead guilty to a special sympathy for nomias . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Most attempts to develop any sympathy for Brown and his actions found an unresponsive audience in Rhode_Island . No sympathy or admiration for Brown could be found in the Providence_Daily_Post , for the editor claimed that there were a score of men in the state_prison who were a_thousand times more deserving of sympathy . Related terms |
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[ noun ] sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Synonyms Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)And social_relations arising out of business ties impose courtesy , if not sympathy , toward resident and visiting Northerners . Poor where they had once been rich , humbled where they had been arrogant , having no_longer any hope of sharing_in the leadership of the nation , the rebels who would not surrender in spirit drew comfort from the sympathy they felt extended to them by the mother_country . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He did not resent their supervision or Virginia 's sometimes tiring sympathy . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Skopas expressed no curiosity over the case , offered no expression of sympathy , made no move to escort McFeeley to the door . Related terms feeling pity concern compassion kindheartedness empathy compatibility commiserate |
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[ noun ] a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
Examples "the two of them were in close sympathy" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)When necessary , we should make it clear that countries which choose to derive marginal advantages from the cold_war or to exploit their potential for disrupting the security of the world will not_only lose our sympathy but also risk their own prospects for orderly development . American policy toward such societies should stress our sympathy for the emerging social and professional classes . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Resolved that his wrongs and bereavements in Kansas , occasioned by the violence and brutality of those who were intent_on the propagation of slavery in that territory , call_for a charitable judgment upon his recent efforts in Virginia to undermine the despotism from which he had suffered , and commend his family to the special sympathy and aid of all who pity suffering and reverence justice . Related terms |
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