Antonyms for sympathetic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sim-puh-thet-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɪm pəˈθɛt ɪk |
Definition of sympathetic
Origin :- 1640s, "pertaining to sympathy," from Modern Latin sympatheticus, from Greek sympathetikos, from sympathein, from sympathes "having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings" (see sympathy). Meaning "having fellow feeling" is recorded from 1718. In anatomical sense, the word is attested from 1769, from Modern Latin (nervus) sympathicus, coined by Jacques-Benigne Winslow (1669-1760), Danish anatomist living in Paris. Related: Sympathetically.
- adj concerned, feeling
- adj agreeable, friendly
- Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- There is no passion in your veins; it is only a sort of sympathetic selfishness.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- This was Katherine Holroyd, a sympathetic observer and everybody's intimate.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Life at both ends was the very school for quick, sympathetic Shakespeare.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- In this vast multitude every face was smiling, every heart beat with sympathetic joy.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- The sympathetic Toodles welcomed this opening for a chuckle.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- "You are quite right," said d'Aguilar in his sympathetic voice.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- He could not expect any sympathetic farmers to help him or show him the way.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- She did not answer at once; but her eyes were kind and sympathetic.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Bred in coldness and severity, this had rescued him to have a warm and sympathetic heart.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for sympathetic
- affectionate
- all heart
- amenable
- appreciating
- appreciative
- approving
- benign
- benignant
- caring
- commiserating
- companionable
- compassionate
- compatible
- comprehending
- condoling
- congenial
- congruous
- considerate
- consistent
- consonant
- cool
- down
- encouraging
- favorably disposed
- having a heart
- having heart in right place
- in sympathy with
- interested
- kind
- kindhearted
- kindly
- like-minded
- loving
- on same wavelength
- open
- open-minded
- pitying
- pro
- receptive
- responsive
- sensitive
- simpatico
- soft
- softhearted
- supportive
- sympathizing
- tender
- thoughtful
- tuned in
- understanding
- vicarious
- warm
- warmhearted
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
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