Dictionary Check: sympathetic

"sympathetic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 23 points
Words with Friends 24 points

Definition

adjective

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

Example: "sympathetic neurons"
adjective

expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

Example: "sympathetic to the students' cause"
Antonyms:
adjective

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

Example: "was charitable in his opinions of others"
adjective

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

Example: "the sympathetic characters in the play"
Antonyms:
adjective

having similar disposition and tastes

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

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

Example: "sympathetic vibration"
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