understandingly

Examples

• All

• Elliott smiles understandingly as he releases her hand.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Blumenthal, who had offered the cigarette, lowered his hand and smiled understandingly.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Smiling understandingly, Andrew gestured for him to try again.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Pops chuckled understandingly and moved around behind the console.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Addy smiled understandingly but then turned to look at her daughter.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I don't want to cramp your style," Jazz said understandingly.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Chuck Gerhardt stood by the doorway, smiling understandingly.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The students nodded understandingly.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Mrs. Santiago, utterly fascinated, nods understandingly.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "I think you can rustle it up yourself." Mr. Archy nodded understandingly and relapsed into silence.

  Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

C

compassionately

vsunderstandingly

4 3.0

In a kind way that shows care for people who are suffering

is broader, adding perceptive comprehension beyond concern for suffering

P

perceptively

vsunderstandingly

1 5.8

In a way that shows clear, careful understanding of people or situations

stresses sympathetic comprehension rather than only analytic insight

E

empathetically

vsunderstandingly

1 5.3

In a way that shows you understand and care about another person's feelings

is more general, combining sympathy and perceptive comprehension rather than shared feeling

I

insightfully

vsunderstandingly

1 4.8

In a way that shows deep understanding of a subject or situation

adds sympathetic understanding as well as clear perception, not only analysis

Antonyms

U

uncomprehendingly

1 8.1

In a way that shows someone does not understand what is happening

How Empathetic

compassionately

4 3.0

understandingly

1 4.7

sympathetically

10 3.3

tolerantly

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology