SOLIDARITY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

solidarity

noun

Definition of solidarity

as in sympathy

a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etc. national solidarity The candlelight vigil was a show of solidarity with all the victims of the tragedy.

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Recent Examples of solidarity The ban prompted a legal battle and protests from major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — who temporarily refused to provide pool coverage of the president in solidarity. — Finya Swai, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 The claims in the complaint have been met with expressions of outrage and solidarity on her behalf. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Following Macklemore's removal, all of Sheeran's remaining opening acts and supporting musicians, including Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga, pulled out in solidarity with the rapper. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Time and again, the female characters, conditioned to be thrown into brutal competition with one another, find relief in solidarity. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solidarity

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Noun

But Trump’s persistent sympathy for Russia’s position remains a mystery of our time.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Public sympathy for Palestinians is widespread in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, and the government has long supported an independent Palestinian state.

— Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sympathy

Noun

Social workers, nurses, therapists, and home health aides provide care that depends not simply on technical skill, but on empathy, dignity, and compassion.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The article also took aim at Macron over his past calls for police to show greater empathy.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of empathy

Noun

Others worry about the toll on Yemenis, our poorer neighbors, who make up the kingdom’s largest foreign community and share ties of kinship and history with Saudis.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Reczek and Bosley-Smith read the return partly as evidence of compulsory kinship’s durability, and the evidence supports them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of kinship

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