ADJECTIVE | pert | sympathetic | of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system |
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all | sympathetic | expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy / sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings | |
all | sympathetic, charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted | showing or motivated by sympathy / sympathy and understanding and generosity / generosity | |
all | sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | |
all | sympathetic | having similar disposition and tastes | |
all | sympathetic, harmonic | relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body |
Sounds | sih.mpahtheh'tihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system. | |
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Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms | |
Spanish | simpático | |
Catalan | simpàtic | |
Nouns | sympathetic nervous system | originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord |
Adverbs | sympathetically | with respect to the sympathetic nervous system |
Meaning | Expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy / sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward. | |
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Narrower | commiserative | Feeling or expressing sympathy / sympathy |
condolent | Expressing sympathy / sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one | |
empathic, empathetic | showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states | |
See also | compassionate | showing or having compassion / compassion |
congenial | Suitable to your needs | |
kind | Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature | |
Opposite | unsympathetic | not sympathetic or disposed toward |
Spanish | comprensivo | |
Nouns | sympathy | an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion |
sympathy | sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) | |
Adverbs | sympathetically | in a sympathetic manner |
Meaning | showing or motivated by sympathy / sympathy and understanding and generosity / generosity. | |
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Example | "sympathetic words" | |
Synonyms | charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted | |
Broader | kind | Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature |
Spanish | benévolo |
Meaning | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings. | |
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Example | "the sympathetic characters in the play" | |
Synonyms | appealing, likeable, likable | |
Category | drama | The literary genre of works intended for the theater |
Opposite | unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable | (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings |
Spanish | atrayente, simpático |
Meaning | Having similar disposition and tastes. | |
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Example | "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" | |
Broader | similar | marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance |
Spanish | compatible | |
Nouns | sympathy | a relation of affinity or harmony between people |
Meaning | relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body. | |
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Example | "sympathetic vibration" | |
Synonym | harmonic | |
Broader | harmonious | musically pleasing |
Spanish | harmónico |
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