Synonyms of empathizing

empathizing

verb

present participle of empathize

as in sympathizing

to have the same feelings as another person; to feel empathy for someone

—often + with

He learned to empathize with the poor.

Related Words

• sympathizing
• comforting
• consoling
• reassuring
• assuring
• commiserating
• cheering
• condoling
• soothing
• uplifting
• lifting
• alleviating
• elevating
• solacing
• relieving
• allaying
• calming
• boosting
• relaxing
• quieting
• buoying (up)
• assuaging
• tranquilizing

Dissimilar Words

• discouraging
• worrying
• upsetting
• demoralizing
• disheartening
• intensifying
• worsening
• aggravating
• fretting
• harassing
• distressing
• irritating
• annoying
• torturing
• tormenting
• troubling
• pestering
• irking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of empathizing

Art history is full of artists like McNeely and Soutine, on society’s margins and empathizing with our species’ cold, systematic violence toward other animals. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Clark, 46, wished others who were laid off by ESPN on Tuesday well, empathizing with those who lost their jobs. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Teammate Malinin, who also had a number of uncharacteristic mistakes in his free program and fell from first to eighth in the men’s event, watched in surprise in the arena, empathizing with the disbelief and pain on Glenn’s face. — Alice Park, Time, 18 Feb. 2026

For the growing Muslim community in the Bay Area, abstaining from eating or drinking during the day is regarded as an act of worship by practicing self-restraint, growing closer to God and empathizing with people who are poor and hungry. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

The devout see benefits, including practicing self-restraint, cultivating gratitude and empathizing with people who are poor and hungry. — Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026

That is, if a child is not well-loved, or does not routinely experience others empathizing with his or her distress, then that child will learn to fear and suspect others and will be lacking empathic skills. — Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025