COMMISERATIVE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

commiserative

adjective

Definition of commiserative

as in compassionate

having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another the two passengers exchanged commiserative looks as another delay was announced over the loudspeaker

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Adjective

Libra September 23 – October 22 The routine that keeps draining you may need a more compassionate rhythm.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The vaccine is being used under a compassionate-use program, which allows a medical product to be used in a serious disease situation even though it has not been specifically approved for that particular use.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of compassionate

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Pearson, the ministry president, is sympathetic to the people lining up for help.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
The show was considered an outlier in its generally sympathetic take on Hill and his conservative views, as well as in terms of the agency with which the show’s creators endowed its working- and middle-class characters.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sympathetic

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