as in to sympathize
to have the same feelings as another person; to feel empathy for someone
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He learned to empathize with the poor.
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But we’re not being encouraged to empathize with any other kinds of characters, either—to see the full humanity and complexity of so many average people whose lives feel ever more precarious in this moment, and ever more in need of our awareness.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
Using imaginative and colorful visual metaphors, the film touches on childhood anxiety and resilience in a manner with which audiences of all ages can empathize.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 June 2025
Some Reddit users in the comments empathized with the woman.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 26 June 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t empathize with respondents to the Mott Poll and other parents with similar concerns.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 June 2025
Using imaginative and colorful visual metaphors, the film touches on childhood anxiety and resilience in a manner with which audiences of all ages can empathize.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 6 June 2025
Some Reddit users in the comments empathized with the woman.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 26 June 2025
Still, that doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t empathize with respondents to the Mott Poll and other parents with similar concerns.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathize
sympathize
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According to a February poll from the Public Religion Research Institute, a majority of Republicans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns also took to social media to express his support for Marte. Towns, like Marte, lost his mother and can sympathize with what Marte went through.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathize. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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