sympathetic

adjective

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Senses

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

sympathetic neurons

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

sympathetic to the students' cause

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

was charitable in his opinions of others

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

the sympathetic characters in the play

having similar disposition and tastes

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

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

sympathetic vibration

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	domain topic	Related & opposite	anatomy
1	domain topic	Related & opposite	physiology
1	pertains to	Related & opposite	sympathetic nervous system
2	also see	Related & opposite	compassionate
2	also see	Related & opposite	congenial
2	also see	Related & opposite	kind
2	antonym	Related & opposite	unsympathetic
2	derivation	Related & opposite	sympathy
2	derivation	Related & opposite	fellow feeling
2	similar to	Related & opposite	commiserative
2	similar to	Related & opposite	condolent
2	similar to	Related & opposite	empathic
3	derivation	Related & opposite	charitableness
3	derivation	Related & opposite	kindliness
3	similar to	Related & opposite	kind
4	antonym	Related & opposite	unappealing
4	derivation	Related & opposite	charm
4	derivation	Related & opposite	like
4	domain topic	Related & opposite	drama
5	derivation	Related & opposite	sympathy
5	similar to	Related & opposite	similar
6	similar to	Related & opposite	harmonious