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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'sympathetic'

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1. (adj) sympathetic
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
Synonyms: kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted
Antonyms: unsympathising, unsympathetic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unlikeable, dissimilar, unlikable, unappealing, unsympathizing, unkind

2. (adj) sympathetic
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
Synonyms: kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted
Antonyms: unsympathizing, unlikable, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, inharmonious, unappealing, unlikeable, unsympathising, unkind

3. (adj) charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Synonyms: kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, benevolent, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynary
Antonyms: unlikeable, inharmonious, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, unkind, unlikable, unsympathizing, unappealing, unsympathising

4. (adj) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Synonyms: kindly, sympathetic, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted
Antonyms: unsympathetic, unharmonious, unlikeable, inharmonious, unlikable, dissimilar, unappealing, unsympathising, unkind, unsympathizing

5. (adj) sympathetic
having similar disposition and tastes
Synonyms: kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted
Antonyms: unsympathetic, unharmonious, unsympathising, inharmonious, unappealing, unsympathizing, unlikeable, dissimilar, unkind, unlikable

6. (adj) harmonic, sympathetic
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Synonyms: kindly, likeable, sympathetic, benevolent, likable, harmonised, harmonical, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, harmonized, charitable, appealing, openhearted, consonant
Antonyms: unsympathetic, dissimilar, unsympathizing, unkind, inharmonious, unappealing, unharmonious, unlikeable, unlikable, unsympathising

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'sympathetic'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. sympathetic
Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human
Synonyms: humane, benevolent, compassionate, human, pitying, benignant, forgiving, kind, sympathetic, charitable, gentle, kind-hearted, tender, clement, gracious, merciful, tender-hearted

'sympathetic' - Nearby Entries
symons sympathectomy sympathetically sympathetic sympathetic nervous system sympathetic strike sympathetic vibration

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