sympathetic
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic neurons
Related & opposite
- anatomy domain topic
- physiology domain topic
- sympathetic nervous system pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
sympathetic to the students' cause
Related & opposite
- compassionate also see
- congenial also see
- kind also see
- unsympathetic antonym
- sympathy derivation
- fellow feeling derivation
- commiserative similar to
- condolent similar to
- empathic similar to
Sense 3 adjective
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
was charitable in his opinions of others
Related & opposite
- charitableness derivation
- kindliness derivation
- kind similar to
Sense 4 adjective
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
the sympathetic characters in the play
Related & opposite
- unappealing antonym
- charm derivation
- like derivation
- drama domain topic
Sense 5 adjective
having similar disposition and tastes
with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
sympathetic vibration
Related & opposite
- harmonious similar to
Table view of this graph
| 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 |