Dictionary Check: sympathy

"sympathy" is a valid word!

Scrabble 21 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

noun

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

Example: "his sympathies were always with the underdog"
Synonyms:
noun

sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

Synonyms:
noun

a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other

Example: "the two of them were in close sympathy"

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