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Definitions of sympathetic
  1. adjective
    (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
    "the sympathetic characters in the play"
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  2. adjective
    relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
    "sympathetic vibration"

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  3. adjective
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
    "sympathetic words"
  4. adjective
    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"
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  5. adjective
    having similar disposition and tastes
    "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"

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  6. adjective
    of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
    "sympathetic neurons" "sympathetic stimulation"
Examples of sympathetic
  • "the sympathetic characters in the play"
  • "sympathetic vibration"
  • "sympathetic words"
  • "sympathetic to the students' cause"
  • "a sympathetic observer"
  • "a sympathetic gesture"
  • "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
  • "sympathetic neurons"
  • "sympathetic stimulation"
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