sympathy

• "his sympathies were always with the underdog"
• "I knew I could count on his understanding"

Synonyms

• understandingcharacterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; the cognitive condition of someone who understands; the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

Synonyms

• fellow feelingsharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

• "whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other"
• "the two of them were in close sympathy"