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sympathetic


 
  Grep  of  noun  sympathetic 
  parasympathetic 
  sympathetic  nervous  system 
  sympathetic  strike 
  sympathetic  vibration 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
  The  adj  sympathetic  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  sympathetic  --  ((physiology;  anatomy)  or  or  relating  to  the  sympathetic  nervous  system;  "sympathetic  neurons";  "sympathetic  stimulation") 
  2.  (8)  sympathetic  --  (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") 
  3.  (2)  compatible,  sympathetic  --  (having  similar  disposition  and  tastes;  "a  compatible  married  couple";  "with  their  many  similar  tastes,  he  found  her  a  most  sympathetic  companion") 
  4.  (1)  charitable,  kindly,  sympathetic  --  (showing  or  motivated  by  sympathy  and  understanding;  "was  charitable  in  his  opinions  of  others";  "kindly  criticism";  "a  kindly  act";  "sympathetic  words") 
  5.  sympathetic,  appealing,  likeable,  likable  --  ((of  characters  in  literature  or  drama)  evoking  empathic  or  sympathetic  feelings;  "the  sympathetic  characters  in  the  play") 
  6.  harmonic,  sympathetic  --  (relating  to  vibrations  that  occur  as  a  result  of  vibrations  in  a  nearby  body;  "sympathetic  vibration") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  sympathetic 
 
  Sense  2 
  sympathetic  (vs.  unsympathetic) 
 
  unsympathetic  (vs.  sympathetic) 
  =>  unsympathizing,  unsympathising 
 
  Sense  3 
  compatible,  sympathetic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  congenial)  ->  uncongenial,  incompatible 
 
  Sense  4 
  charitable,  kindly,  sympathetic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  kind)  ->  unkind 
 
  Sense  5 
  sympathetic  (vs.  unsympathetic),  appealing,  likeable,  likable 
 
  unsympathetic  (vs.  sympathetic),  unappealing,  unlikeable,  unlikable 
 
  Sense  6 
  harmonic,  sympathetic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  harmonious)  ->  inharmonious,  unharmonious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
  6  senses  of  sympathetic 
 
  Sense  1 
  sympathetic 
  Pertains  to  noun  sympathetic  nervous  system  (Sense  1) 
  =>sympathetic  nervous  system 
  =>  nervous  system,  systema  nervosum 
 
  Sense  2 
  sympathetic  (vs.  unsympathetic) 
  =>  commiserative 
  =>  empathic,  empathetic 
  =>  kind 
  Also  See->  compassionate#2;  congenial#1,  agreeable#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  compatible,  sympathetic 
  =>  congenial  (vs.  uncongenial),  agreeable 
 
  Sense  4 
  charitable,  kindly,  sympathetic 
  =>  kind  (vs.  unkind) 
 
  Sense  5 
  sympathetic  (vs.  unsympathetic),  appealing,  likeable,  likable 
 
  Sense  6 
  harmonic,  sympathetic 
  =>  harmonious  (vs.  inharmonious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
  sympathetic  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sympathetic 
  parasympathetic 
  sympathetic 
  unsympathetic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sympathetic 
 
  The  adj  sympathetic  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  sympathetic  --  ((physiology;  anatomy)  or  or  relating  to  the  sympathetic  nervous  system;  "sympathetic  neurons";  "sympathetic  stimulation") 
  2.  (8)  sympathetic  --  (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") 
  3.  (2)  compatible,  sympathetic  --  (having  similar  disposition  and  tastes;  "a  compatible  married  couple";  "with  their  many  similar  tastes,  he  found  her  a  most  sympathetic  companion") 
  4.  (1)  charitable,  kindly,  sympathetic  --  (showing  or  motivated  by  sympathy  and  understanding;  "was  charitable  in  his  opinions  of  others";  "kindly  criticism";  "a  kindly  act";  "sympathetic  words") 
  5.  sympathetic,  appealing,  likeable,  likable  --  ((of  characters  in  literature  or  drama)  evoking  empathic  or  sympathetic  feelings;  "the  sympathetic  characters  in  the  play") 
  6.  harmonic,  sympathetic  --  (relating  to  vibrations  that  occur  as  a  result  of  vibrations  in  a  nearby  body;  "sympathetic  vibration") 



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