sympathetic

Speech parts

1. sympathetic - Adjective

2. sympathetic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing.

Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy.

Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.

Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

charitable benevolent kind understanding warm sensitive encouraging helpful gentle tender responsive kindly thoughtful compassionate likable
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Antonyms

unsympathetic berber savage brut paroxysmal zoological
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Phrases with the word

sympathetic person sympathetic division sympathetic to sympathetic critic sympathetic activity sympathetic individual

Examples

the sympathetic characters in the play Source: Internet

was charitable in his opinions of others Source: Internet

kindly criticism Source: Internet

a kindly act Source: Internet

sympathetic words Source: Internet

a large-hearted mentor Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sympathectomised sympathectomize sympathectomy sympathetic activity sympathetic chain sympathetic critic