Commiserative and Merciless

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Commiserative adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.

Usage example: the two passengers exchanged commiserative looks as another delay was announced over the loudspeaker

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Merciless is an antonym for commiserative.

Merciless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Commiserative is an antonym for merciless.

Nearby Words: merciful, mercilessly, mercifully

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