Antonym: unsympathetic. Similar words: empathetic, sympathy, pathetic, empathy, empathic, empathize, aesthetic, anesthetic. Meaning: [‚sɪmpə'θetɪk] adj. 1. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system 2. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward 3. having similar disposition and tastes 4. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity 5. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings 6. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body.
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(91) Sometimes a sympathetic friend can be a constant source of discouragement, all unknowingly.
(92) In any backward society the role of sympathetic intermediary agents and interpreters between high and rural politics is crucial.
(93) The sympathetic and informed study of ethnic and religious minorities is crucial for the well-being of our multi-racial society.
(94) They need a sympathetic response, that is understandable and starts at the beginning.
(95) Her son Rajiv wins a sympathetic landslide in an election.
(96) Robinson begins the lengthy questionnaire, speaking in a sympathetic tone that is disarmingly neutral.
(97) No one could have been more sympathetic to the detail of the poor man's need, or more capable of vicarious imagination.
(98) Although sympathetic to Lamarck, Geoffroy attacked Cuvier from a very different position.
(99) Gwendolen, still clad in dark blue, was indefatigably marching with the party next to a most sympathetic lady.
(100) My friends were all extremely sympathetic when they heard I'd lost my job.
(101) They were very sympathetic but after a while the tension began to build with ever-increasing rows.
(102) A friendly, conspiratorial smile for Bernice, a sympathetic glance for Defries, a half-angry, half-amused growl for Daak.
(103) It may be essential for you to have a sympathetic ear if you run into difficulties.
(104) Most agencies will discuss this with you before accepting a job on your behalf, and will be sympathetic to your needs.
(105) The cardiovascular tests conventionally used for detecting sympathetic autonomic neuropathy may not be adequate to detect a mild, otherwise asymptomatic neuropathy.
(106) Noticing my embarrassment, the teacher gave me a sympathetic smile.
(107) She reported that since she had left hospital her parents had been more sympathetic towards her.
(108) Historians of the Poor Law have discerned a more sympathetic attitude towards the settled poor and even in respect of removal proceedings.
(109) Our sinister cop is able to exploit that weakness by offering a sympathetic ear.
(110) Sympathetic typifications of Catholics do little to lessen the obvious problem of being attacked while walking the beat.
(111) Mrs Pigdon had shown herself to be anything but sympathetic when she arrived at the hostelry earlier that evening.
(112) Other responses that seemed sympathetic to Mannheim's perspective doubted its role as a foundation for sociological work.
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(113) Although sympathetic to this heresy I found myself intoxicated but also somewhat inhibited by de Santillana's impressionistic style.
(114) Observers have commented that he is less tolerant and sympathetic when dealing with them than with other colleagues or outsiders.
(115) Moreover, the Countryside Commission's own favoured policy is to promote landscape agreements and tree-planting schemes in cooperation with sympathetic farmers and landowners.
(116) When a sympathetic ex-boyfriend came along, she allowed herself to be seduced by him.
(117) But now he, or she, needs to be an even broader, more sympathetic figure than before.
(118) The murder had been a particularly horrible one, and no one felt sympathetic towards the murderer.
(119) Paul Alexandre, his loyal and sympathetic supporter, left Paris to serve in the army medical service.
(120) To quell a riot, she kept a sympathetic hand on the manager's arm while the young boy repeated her instructions.
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