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sym·pa·thet·ic
 sympathetic
- pronunciation:
- sIm
p
the
tihk
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling, showing, or resulting from sympathy or understanding.
a sympathetic personhis sympathetic words- synonyms:
- kind, sympathizing, understanding
- antonyms:
- stony, unfeeling, unsympathetic
- similar words:
- commiserative, compassionate, gracious, kindhearted, kindly, pitying, responsive, simpatico, warm-hearted
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| definition 2: |
having the nature of, affected by, or pertaining to some special affinity or relationship.
our sympathetic reaction to the strike- antonyms:
- unsympathetic
- similar words:
- understanding
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| definition 3: |
favorably disposed (often fol. by to or toward).
The president was sympathetic to their ideas.- synonyms:
- disposed, inclined
- antonyms:
- antagonistic, opposed, unsympathetic
- similar words:
- open, receptive, supportive
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| definition 4: |
in vertebrates, designating that part of the autonomic nervous system which is responsible for accelerating the heartbeat, decreasing digestive activity, and other actions. (Cf. parasympathetic.)
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| definition 5: |
in physics, denoting vibrations induced in a mass or body by similar vibrations in a separate mass or body.
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| related words: |
charitable, congenial, considerate, friendly, gracious, humane, merciful, partisan, soft, sorry, sparing, tender, tender-hearted |
| derivation: |
sympathetically (adv.) |
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