sympathetic Sentence Examples
- The therapist's sympathetic demeanor put the client at ease.
- The sympathetic teacher understood the student's struggles.
- The doctor's sympathetic nature made the difficult diagnosis easier to accept.
- The friend's sympathetic listening was a source of comfort during the crisis.
- The parent's sympathetic response fostered a trusting relationship between them and their child.
- The sympathetic neighbor offered support and assistance during the flood.
- The boss's sympathetic understanding of the employee's situation led to a flexible work arrangement.
- The sympathetic jury sympathized with the victim's experience.
- The empathetic professor showed a sympathetic understanding of the students' diverse perspectives.
- The sympathetic coworker created a supportive and compassionate workplace.
sympathetic Meaning
sympathetic (a)
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
sympathetic (s)
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
having similar disposition and tastes
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Synonyms & Antonyms of sympathetic
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- inhuman
- inconsiderate
- aloof
- indifferent
- obdurate
- hard
- insensitive
- indifferent
- heartless
- unsympathetic
- aloof
- inhumane
- insensitive
- uninterested
- cool
- inconsiderate
- obdurate
- hard
- cool
- callous
- callous
- heartless
- inhumane
- unthinking
- insensate
- unthinking
- unfeeling
- thoughtless
- insensate
- inhuman
- cold-blooded
- uninterested
- unfeeling
- cold-blooded
- thoughtless
- unsympathetic
Synonyms:
- empathic
- feeling
- gentle
- empathetic
- warm
- commiserative
- affectionate
- understanding
- loving
- benevolent
- humane
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- lenient
- friendly
- gracious
- kind
- cordial
- benignant
- kindhearted
- merciful
- tolerant
- charitable
- tenderhearted
- bighearted
- kindly
- softhearted
- warmhearted
- magnanimous
- pitying
- congenial
- perceptive
- considerate
- good-natured
- sensitive
Antonyms:
- ungentle
- unrelenting
- rancorous
- rancorous
- unkind
- small-minded
- hard-bitten
- unaffectionate
- surly
- disagreeable
- surly
- small-minded
- disagreeable
- acrimonious
- hateful
- hateful
- virulent
- unaffectionate
- unkind
- mean
- abusive
- virulent
- spiteful
- malevolent
- spiteful
- narrow-minded
- malevolent
- blinkered
- rough
- ungentle
- acrimonious
- narrow-minded
- unrelenting
- rough
- hard-bitten
- blinkered
- malicious
- malicious
- mean
- abusive
FAQs About the word sympathetic
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system, expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward, s
compassionate, empathic, feeling, gentle,empathetic, warm, commiserative, affectionate, understanding, loving
inhuman, inconsiderate, aloof, indifferent, obdurate, hard, insensitive, indifferent, heartless, unsympathetic
The therapist's sympathetic demeanor put the client at ease.
The sympathetic teacher understood the student's struggles.
The doctor's sympathetic nature made the difficult diagnosis easier to accept.
The friend's sympathetic listening was a source of comfort during the crisis.
