commiserative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserative
Adjective
  • Safe, compassionate care is always our top priority.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The drama, which had its world premiere as a special gala at the Berlin international film festival in February, stars September 5 and Teacher’s Lounge actress Leonie Benesch as Floria, a compassionate nurse whose hectic late shift turns into a race against time amid chronic staff shortages.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Even for Southern Baptists who aren’t sympathetic toward Hunt and Sills, the legal costs to fight those cases have led to an overall diminished appetite for implementing and funding certain reform.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Maggie Carney is a comic delight as Elizabeth, the household’s sympathetic but highly disciplined head housekeeper.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Commiserative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserative. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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