| 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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