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sympathetic

 
Adjective sympathetic has 6 senses
  1. sympathetic - of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
  2. sympathetic - 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"
    Antonyms:
    unsympathetic, unsympathizing, unsympathising
  3. compatible, sympathetic - having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
    Antonyms: uncongenial, incompatible (indirect, via congenial)
  4. charitable, kindly, sympathetic, large-hearted - showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
    Antonym: unkind (indirect, via kind)
  5. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
    Antonyms: unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable
  6. harmonic, sympathetic - relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration"
    Antonyms: inharmonious, unharmonious (indirect, via harmonious)
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