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Synonyms for sympathetic
ˌsɪm pəˈθɛt ɪksym·pa·thet·ic

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. sympatheticadjective

    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic

  2. sympatheticadjective

    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. sympathetic

    Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

    See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

    Synonyms:
    benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, tender, tender-hearted

Princeton's WordNet3.6 / 5 votes

  1. sympatheticadjective

    of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

    "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

    Antonyms:
    unsympathising, unsympathetic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unlikeable, dissimilar, unlikable, unappealing, unsympathizing, unkind

  2. sympatheticadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

    Antonyms:
    unsympathizing, unlikable, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, inharmonious, unappealing, unlikeable, unsympathising, unkind

  3. charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, philanthropic, benevolent, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynary

    Antonyms:
    unlikeable, inharmonious, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, unkind, unlikable, unsympathizing, unappealing, unsympathising

  4. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

    (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    "the sympathetic characters in the play"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic, unharmonious, unlikeable, inharmonious, unlikable, dissimilar, unappealing, unsympathising, unkind, unsympathizing

  5. sympatheticadjective

    having similar disposition and tastes

    "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic, unharmonious, unsympathising, inharmonious, unappealing, unsympathizing, unlikeable, dissimilar, unkind, unlikable

  6. harmonic, sympatheticadjective

    relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

    "sympathetic vibration"

    Synonyms:
    kindly, likeable, benevolent, likable, harmonised, harmonical, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, harmonized, charitable, appealing, openhearted, consonant

    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic, dissimilar, unsympathizing, unkind, inharmonious, unappealing, unharmonious, unlikeable, unlikable, unsympathising

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sympatheticadjective

    Synonyms:
    compassionate, sympathizing, commiserating, pitiful, tender, kind, affectionate, loving, with the heart in the right place

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. sympatheticadjective

    Synonyms:
    compassionate, commiserating, pitiful, kind, tender

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How to use sympathetic in a sentence?

  1. Rob Ford:

    I'm sympathetic to their problem. The pollsters are sincerely trying to get the right answer but ultimately we just don't know.

  2. Richard Peters:

    The court is not going to be very sympathetic to him if he wants to use the trial to express his own views.

  3. Herman Melville:

    We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

  4. Candice Miller:

    Given the controversy surrounding Confederate imagery, I decided to install a new display, i am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag. And, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views.However, I also believe that it is not the business of the federal government to dictate what flag each state flies.

  5. Christina Haack:

    It was built in 1929, which is old for Laguna, i mean, it's not falling down, but it's not far from falling down. There's no heating system, there's no air conditioning, half the wiring doesn't work, the plumbing is really bad, there's no insulation, there are multiple broken windows… so I've had to make some quick temporary changes to make sure it's safe for Hudson. But the bones of it are perfect. In fact, I don't want to change that at all. I just want to update the house in a really sympathetic way.


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