symptomatic
- adjective
- /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
- Specialized
- Coughing and fatigue are often symptomatic of the flu.
- symptomatic patients
- symptomatic infection
- symptomatic disease
I think it's more symptomatic of the size of their cult.
- I think it's more symptomatic of the size of their cult.
- That's true, but someone cheating can be symptomatic of lots of stuff.
- This is all symptomatic of a Fed that's gone too far.
- And she is symptomatic of how black players are erased.
- And now people have this term pre symptomatic spread.
- When people reduce their meds too much, they can get wildly symptomatic.
- The trials had as an end point the prevention of symptomatic disease.
- Maybe some people are still a little symptomatic, but get through three days and guess what happens?
- If you're not symptomatic, the chance you've got some terrible lurking disease in there is low.
- A test once a month or a test once you're feeling symptomatic isn't sufficient if your goal is to stop transmission.
- I've seen people go from being extremely symptomatic to having very low symptoms for a very long period of time.
- And kids often don't become terribly symptomatic with COVID, but it still can negatively impact their brain.
- Avoid contact with others where you can, stay at home if you're symptomatic, isolate and that will result in fewer deaths and less pressure on the NHS.
Examples
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The decay of politics is symptomatic of the character of contemporary political science.
Academic text (1991) -
Little things are symptomatic of bigger things.
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Maybe some people are still a little symptomatic, but get through three days and guess what happens?
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Our failure to see this problem is symptomatic of a failed methodology.
Academic text (1992) -
And our studies show that within a couple of weeks of those months, you'll start to see the symptomatic benefits on your health.
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No, but most patients who are symptomatic and very sick with TB, many of them are HIV positive.
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Some argue that this stark divergence in results is symptomatic of a deeper problem.
Academic text (1992) -
Their violent behavior and disrespect to their parents are symptomatic of the desperation they are growing up in.
Academic text (2011) -
In essence, these changes were symptomatic of the PRI's loss of legitimacy and declining social power.
Academic text (1999) -
If you're not symptomatic, the chance you've got some terrible lurking disease in there is low.
Antonyms
How Symptomatic
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word symptomatic comes from the simple word symptom, which means 'a sign' of illness or trouble. So, if something is symptomatic, it shows a sign of a disease or a deeper problem.