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sympathetic

/ sympathetic /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
"sympathetic to the students'' cause"
"a sympathetic observer"
"a sympathetic gesture"
Similar:
commiserative empathic empathetic kind
Opposites:
unsympathetic
See also:
compassionate congenial agreeable
adjective Sense 2
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
"the sympathetic characters in the play"
Opposites:
unsympathetic unappealing unlikeable unlikable
Domain:
drama
adjective Sense 3
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
"sympathetic neurons"
"sympathetic stimulation"
Pertains to:
sympathetic nervous system
Domain:
physiology anatomy general anatomy
adjective satellite Sense 4
having similar disposition and tastes
"a compatible married couple"
"with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
Similar:
congenial agreeable
adjective satellite Sense 5
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
"sympathetic vibration"
Similar:
harmonious
adjective satellite Sense 6
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"
"kindly criticism"
"a kindly act"
"sympathetic words"
"a large-hearted mentor"
Similar:
kind
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

commiserative empathic empathetic kind unsympathetic unappealing unlikeable unlikable congenial agreeable harmonious