Companionship
Companionship noun - The feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions.
Usage example: the widow's pet cats provided her with her only companionship
Sympathy and companionship are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sympathy" instead a noun "Companionship".
Nearby Word: companion
Sympathy
Sympathy noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Companionship and sympathy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Companionship" instead a noun "Sympathy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- love and companionship
- love and sympathy
- benevolence and companionship
- benevolence and sympathy
- affinity and companionship
- affinity and sympathy
- friendship and companionship
- friendship and sympathy
- kindliness and companionship
- kindliness and sympathy
- warmth and companionship
- warmth and sympathy
- understanding and companionship
- understanding and sympathy
How words are described
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Sympathy and Companionship. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/companionship/sympathy
Companionship & Sympathy. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/companionship/sympathy>.
Sympathy or Companionship. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/companionship/sympathy.
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