Sympathized (with) is a term that describes the act of feeling compassion or understanding for another person's situation. The crossword solutions for this term are SIDED, PITYED, and FELTFOR. SIDED means to take a position in support of someone or something. Pityed means to feel sorrow or compassion for someone. Feltfor means to have empathy or sympathy for someone. All three of these words describe the act of sympathizing with someone, which is to understand and feel compassion for their situation.