sympathetic
- adjective
- /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
- The third characteristic of a successful program is an active and sympathetic college administration.
- a sympathetic view
- found myself sympathetic
- sympathetic understanding
So it's kind of a overall sympathetic approach to stuff.
- So it's kind of a overall sympathetic approach to stuff.
- But there's a difference between being sympathetic, which is useless in a judge.
- And that's why he is called the worst possible names by people sympathetic to to the Palestinians.
- Yeah, I look, I guess I'm, I'm sympathetic to that.
- You know, I I think kindness and being compassionate and and sympathetic are requirements to humanity.
- I yes, I become very calm, very understanding, very sympathetic.
- OK, I'm so sympathetic to this predicament.
- And so with that, I felt myself more sympathetic towards her than I had just in reading these articles.
- And so more and more people, I think, have become sympathetic to my concerns and to to my message.
- Now, less often discussed and surely less often celebrated is what I call sympathetic listening.
- I'm sorry, if you're very, very sympathetic to poor people, you say, yeah, they should pay people more in poor countries.
- After the war they went to keen on South Africa, was Dutch and very German orientated, the very sympathetic to the Germans.
- It's possible to be sympathetic in words, in action, but without committing oneself to agreeing with them.
- Tell me more because I feel very sympathetic.
Examples
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All you need is a little sympathetic understanding.
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Sally Soriano was another sympathetic and important school board member in this effort.
Academic text (2011) -
I only wanted to say how sympathetic I am about the change in command.
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We need a sympathetic face.
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Thanks for being so sympathetic.
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Well, I'm very sympathetic to that shift of perspective.
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Even from her voice, Artus could picture the sympathetic look in her green eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Honey," he said, his voice sorrowful and sympathetic, "I know how you feel."
Fiction book (1991) -
She was totally sympathetic, not even a hint of skepticism.
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She was very sympathetic when I told her about my struggles at work.
Synonyms
Showing kindness and care to people or animals to avoid suffering
To understand and share other people's feelings
To understand and share other people's feelings
Being kind and willing to help other people
Being gentle and caring to other people
A person who cares about others and often helps them
Caring and worried about someone and ready to help
A person who is kind and caring
Kind and quick to feel sorry for people who are sad
Kind and friendly to other people
A person who feels sorry for others and helps them
A person who is generous, kind, and understanding toward others
Shows kindness and honesty, sharing feelings with others
Showing sympathy to someone who feels sad or has trouble
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Part of the body that prepares you for action by raising heart rate and sending blood to muscles
- Specialized
Movement in one object caused by another object moving at the same rate
How Sympathetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sympathetic comes from the Greek parts sym- 'together' and pathos 'feeling', the same root you see in empathy. So to be sympathetic is to 'feel with' someone and show understanding and kindness.