What does sympathetic mean?

Definitions for sympathetic
ˌsɪm pəˈθɛt ɪksym·pa·thet·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sympatheticadjective

    of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

    "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"

  2. sympatheticadjective

    expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

    "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"

  3. charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective

    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

    "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

  4. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

    (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    "the sympathetic characters in the play"

  5. sympatheticadjective

    having similar disposition and tastes

    "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"

  6. harmonic, sympatheticadjective

    relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

    "sympathetic vibration"

Wiktionary

  1. sympatheticadjective

    of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy

ChatGPT

  1. sympathetic

    Sympathetic generally refers to feelings of compassion, empathy, or concern towards others, often in situations of distress or hardship. It can also refer to characteristics or aspects that are harmonious or compatible with something else. In a physiological context, it relates to the sympathetic nervous system which is part of the automatic nervous system controlling bodily functions like heart rate and digestion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sympatheticadjective

    inclined to sympathy; sympathizing

  2. Sympatheticadjective

    produced by, or expressive of, sympathy

  3. Sympatheticadjective

    produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy

  4. Sympatheticadjective

    of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber

  5. Etymology: [See Sympathy, and cf. Pathetic.]

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  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sympathetic' in Adjectives Frequency: #753

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sympathetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sympathetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sympathetic in a Sentence

  1. Isadora Duncan:

    Perhaps he was a bit different from other people, but what really sympathetic person is not a little mad?

  2. Sister Patricia Siemen:

    It's numbing, i have a much deeper appreciation for all of the other families who have gone through this. The hundreds of thousands of families. And until it personally touches you, I don't care how much we can have a sympathetic heart, it's different when you've been there and you've lost someone.

  3. Ron Davis:

    I'm very sympathetic to them, it makes me feel that I have to solve this, but not in an arrogant way. I just know I have to put every ounce of energy into this to help all the patients, which also include my son.

  4. Ron Johnson:

    This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes, this never would've been exposed, that funding would've been restored and our relationship with Ukraine would've been far better off than it is today... I'm sympathetic with President Trump as he's been tormented( since) the day after the election.

  5. Sarah Cook:

    At the same time, initially, officials might be a bit flat-footed and distracted dealing with an unexpected crisis so things slip through the cracks. Even censors within some social media companies may be sympathetic to some of the content and let it through.

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