sympathetic
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- adjective
- /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
- Literature
- Hawk, Lex, and Trip step onto the porch, looking on in sympathetic embarrassment.
- a sympathetic character
- a sympathetic portrayal
- wrote a sympathetic character
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Watch on YouTubeSo this is, AI would say, a very sympathetic, although obviously critical, both sympathetic and critical portrait of the poor white.
- So this is, AI would say, a very sympathetic, although obviously critical, both sympathetic and critical portrait of the poor white.
- And people who are really good at mobilising your empathy get very good at telling stories that make them sympathetic.
Examples
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The film presented a sympathetic story about a struggling family, making it hard not to feel for their struggles.
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Still, the film is less sympathetic to those hunting Rambo than it is to Rambo himself.
Academic text (2014) -
I wish court had gone better and that the judge was more sympathetic to our cause.
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At least one very kind, sympathetic lady has found my my story relatively compelling.
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The main character in Stranger Danger is more sympathetic than Deveroli.
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The writing is shrewd and funny; the characters are sympathetic and believable.
Academic text (2010) -
Satire gives way to subtle irony and, most of all, to sympathetic humor.
Fiction book (1999) -
I do, because a well-written, believable, and sympathetic antagonist spells the difference between a toss-away novel and a cinematic novel.
Academic text (2011) -
In the play, the main character was portrayed as a sympathetic figure who evoked deep compassion from the audience.
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Many readers found the author's depiction of the troubled protagonist to be especially sympathetic and relatable.
Synonyms
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Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
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Pleasant and friendly that makes other people feel warm toward you
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Nice and friendly so people feel warm toward you
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A person who cares about others and often helps them
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Making people feel sorry for someone or something
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A person who is kind and caring
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Making people feel sorry because someone is suffering
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A person who feels sorry for others and helps them
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Kind and quick to feel sorry for people who are sad
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Part of the body that prepares you for action by raising heart rate and sending blood to muscles
- Specialized
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Movement in one object caused by another object moving at the same rate
How Sympathetic
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- Literature
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168
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sympathetic comes from sym- 'together' and pathos 'feeling', the same idea as empathy, and a helpful way to remember it is that a 'sympathetic' character makes you 'feel with' them. That's why such characters often win our pity or approval.