Hate
Sympathize with
Sympathize with verb - To have sympathy for.
Usage example: don't expect me to sympathize with you—each month you should have paid off your credit card in full
Hate is an antonym for sympathize with.
Both terms in one sentence
- Moderately Sympathetic (above this line and the majority of the audience will start to sympathize with the antagonist; below it and the majority will start to hate them)
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We're meant to sympathize with Drizzt when people react with hate and fear when they first meet him, simply because of his skin color.
Source: Strawman Has a Point - Let's say either you hate her with a burning passion or sympathize with her as a tragic victim of circumstance.
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Sympathize with and Hate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hate/sympathize_with
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