Antonyms for sympathetic
ˌsɪm pəˈθɛt ɪksym·pa·thet·ic

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1. sympatheticadjective

   Antonyms:
   unsympathetic

2. sympatheticadjective

   Antonyms:
   unsympathetic

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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 follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, tender, tender-hearted

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1. • Anatomy
   • Drama
   • Physiology

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.6 / 5 votes

1. sympatheticadjective

   of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

   "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"

   Antonyms:
   unsympathising, unsympathetic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unlikeable, dissimilar, unlikable, unappealing, unsympathizing, unkind

   Synonyms:
   kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

2. sympatheticadjective

   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:
   unsympathizing, unlikable, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, inharmonious, unappealing, unlikeable, unsympathising, unkind

   Synonyms:
   kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

3. charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   unlikeable, inharmonious, unsympathetic, dissimilar, unharmonious, unkind, unlikable, unsympathizing, unappealing, unsympathising

   Synonyms:
   kindly, philanthropic, benevolent, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynary

4. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

   (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

   "the sympathetic characters in the play"

   Antonyms:
   unsympathetic, unharmonious, unlikeable, inharmonious, unlikable, dissimilar, unappealing, unsympathising, unkind, unsympathizing

   Synonyms:
   kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

5. sympatheticadjective

   having similar disposition and tastes

   "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"

   Antonyms:
   unsympathetic, unharmonious, unsympathising, inharmonious, unappealing, unsympathizing, unlikeable, dissimilar, unkind, unlikable

   Synonyms:
   kindly, benevolent, likable, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, charitable, appealing, openhearted

6. harmonic, sympatheticadjective

   relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

   "sympathetic vibration"

   Antonyms:
   unsympathetic, dissimilar, unsympathizing, unkind, inharmonious, unappealing, unharmonious, unlikeable, unlikable, unsympathising

   Synonyms:
   kindly, likeable, benevolent, likable, harmonised, harmonical, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, harmonized, charitable, appealing, openhearted, consonant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sympatheticadjective

   Synonyms:
   compassionate, commiserating, pitiful, kind, tender

How to use sympathetic in a sentence?

1. Tim Bale:

   A lot of The Conservatives don't like the state funding of a media company, and The Conservatives think the The BBC crowds out sympathetic broadcasters, the whole anti-woke agenda to some extent is cover to move BBC from a license fee model to a subscriber-based one.

2. Tara Grove:

   You know courts are influenced to some degree by the facts of the case, it's just good lawyering to make sure you have clients who are sympathetic.

3. Jennifer Tilly:

   Don't point out your flaws, because the world is not as sympathetic and nurturing as you think.

4. Oliver Hotham:

   South Korea can really play the good cop to Washington's bad cop, being a more sympathetic ear to Trump's hard line on denuclearization, there's certainly disagreement between Seoul and Washington on the speed at which all this peace stuff should unfold, but that disagreement actually helps this dynamic in many ways.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   They finally have a player they can work with. This is not Karzai, who insisted on...insulting the United States, and really sort of implying he was sympathetic with the Taliban. This is a guy who is really very pro-American.

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