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Meaning of word sympathetic from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

sympathetic   adjective

Meaning : Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system.

Example : Sympathetic neurons.
Sympathetic stimulation.

Meaning : Expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings. Disposed toward.

Example : Sympathetic to the students' cause.
A sympathetic observer.
A sympathetic gesture.

Not sympathetic or disposed toward.

Unsympathetic officialdom.
People unsympathetic to the revolution.
His dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic.
unsympathetic

Meaning : Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity.

Example : Was charitable in his opinions of others.
Kindly criticism.
A kindly act.
Sympathetic words.
A large-hearted mentor.

Synonyms : benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted

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

Example : The sympathetic characters in the play.

Synonyms : appealing, likable, likeable

(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings.

All the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic.
unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic

Meaning : Having similar disposition and tastes.

Example : With their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion.

Meaning : Relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body.

Example : Sympathetic vibration.

Synonyms : harmonic