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I don't like sympathetic characters.
Howard Barker

Meaning of "sympathetic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SYMPATHETIC

sympathetic  [ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYMPATHETIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sympathetic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SYMPATHETIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sympathetic in the English dictionary

The first definition of sympathetic in the dictionary is characterized by, feeling, or showing sympathy; understanding. Other definition of sympathetic is in accord with the subject's personality or mood; congenial. Sympathetic is also when postpositive, often foll by to or towards showing agreement or favour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYMPATHETIC


aesthetic
iːsˈθɛtɪk
anaesthetic
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk
anesthetic
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk
antipathetic
ænˌtɪpəˈθɛtɪk
apathetic
ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk
bathetic
bəˈθɛtɪk
biosynthetic
ˌbaɪəʊˌsɪnˈθɛtɪk
diathetic
ˌdaɪəˈθɛtɪk
dyspathetic
ˌdɪspəˈθɛtɪk
esthetic
iːsˈθɛtɪk
hypothetic
ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪk
nomothetic
ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk
parasympathetic
ˌpærəˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk
pathetic
pəˈθɛtɪk
prosthetic
prɒsˈθɛtɪk
prothetic
prəˈθɛtɪk
synthetic
sɪnˈθɛtɪk
theopathetic
ˌθɪəpəˈθɛtɪk
unpathetic
ˌʌnpəˈθɛtɪk
unsympathetic
ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYMPATHETIC

sympathectomies
sympathectomy
sympathetic ink
sympathetic magic
sympathetic strike
sympathetically
sympathies
sympathin
sympathique
sympathise
sympathize
sympathizer
sympatholytic
sympathomimetic
sympathy
sympathy strike
sympatric
sympatrically
sympatry
sympetalous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYMPATHETIC

antithetic
athletic
chemosynthetic
diarrhetic
empathetic
epenthetic
general anaesthetic
kinaesthetic
kinesthetic
local anaesthetic
nonaesthetic
parenthetic
photosynthetic
polysynthetic
preanesthetic
prophetic
synaesthetic
synesthetic
thetic
unaesthetic
unprophetic

Synonyms and antonyms of sympathetic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SYMPATHETIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sympathetic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sympathetic

Translation of «sympathetic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYMPATHETIC

Find out the translation of sympathetic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sympathetic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sympathetic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同情的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comprensivo
570 millions of speakers

English

sympathetic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहानुभूति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَعَاطِف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сочувствующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solidário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহানুভূতিশীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compréhensif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersimpati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mitfühlend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同情的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동정적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Simpatik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thông cảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுதாபம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहानुभूतीशील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sempatik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comprensivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pełen współczucia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

співчутливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înțelegător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμπονετικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

simpatieke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sympatisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sympatisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sympathetic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPATHETIC»

The term «sympathetic» is very widely used and occupies the 20.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPATHETIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sympathetic

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10 QUOTES WITH «SYMPATHETIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sympathetic.
1
Randa Abdel-Fattah
The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.
2
Peter Asher
In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions.
3
Christopher Atkins
I thought that would be kind of cool, to make a bad guy look sympathetic.
4
George Pierce Baker
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
5
George Pierce Baker
In all the great periods of the drama perfect freedom of choice and subject, perfect freedom of individual treatment, and an audience eager to give itself to sympathetic listening, even if instruction be involved, have brought the great results.
6
Howard Barker
I don't like sympathetic characters.
7
Gary Becker
I was not sympathetic to the assumption that criminals had radically different motivations from everyone else.
8
Ezra Taft Benson
One who is kind is sympathetic and gentle with others. He is considerate of others' feelings and courteous in his behavior. He has a helpful nature. Kindness pardons others' weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all - to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high.
9
Jason Biggs
I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I'm playing outcasts or characters that end up in outlandish situations.
10
Kit Bond
No one who knows my personal situation would think I am not sympathetic to the needs of the active forces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYMPATHETIC»

Discover the use of sympathetic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sympathetic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Prevention, and ...
The book classifies the different stages of RSD and describes the qualitative and quantitative differences between natural endorphins and synthetic narcotics. Included are long-term follow-ups on sympathectomy patients.
Hooshang Hooshmand, 1993
2
A Sympathetic History of Jonestown: The Moore Family ...
A study of the People's Temple written with compassion and understanding, with special focus on the surviving family members of two of the victims. This work seeks to dispel the bizarre image propagated by the media.
Rebecca Moore, 1985
3
Body and Soul: A Sympathetic History of American Spiritualism
In addition to surveying historical context and intellectual origins, this book aims to rescue Oglethorpe’s work from its relegation to the status of a living museum in a revered historic district, and to demonstrate instead how modern ...
Robert S. Cox, 2003
4
Positive Options for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD): ...
This book provides holistic day-to-day strategies for managing the painful and often frustrating condition, as well as positive patient testimonies and the latest information on traditional and experimental interventions.
Elena Juris, 2005
5
Sympathetic Realism in Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
She explores the work of sentimentalist philosophers David Hume, Adam Smith, and Jeremy Bentham and realist novelists Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Joseph Conrad, and Henry James. -- Adela Pinch, University of Michigan
Rae Greiner, 2012
6
Sympathetic Ink: Intertextual Relations in Northern Irish Poetry
In Sympathetic Ink, Shane Alcobia-Murphy challenges this view through a consideration of the works of Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon and Medbh McGuckian.
Shane Alcobia-Murphy, 2006
7
Sympathetic vibrations: reflections on physics as a way of life
An introduction to physics examines the theoretical principles developed by Galileo, Bohr, Newton, and other great physicists and explains how the laws of physics pervade all facets of everyday human life
K. C. Cole, 1985
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Central Activation of Sympathetic Neural Circuits Alters ...
We tested the hypothesis that central activation of sympathetic neural circuits alters splenic cytokine gene expression.
Chanran Kumar Ganta, 2006
9
Sympathetic Magic
HOT 'N' THROBBING is a stupendous button-pusher about how we are all complicit in today's mingling of sex, violence and power.
Lanford Wilson, 1998
10
Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division originate in the intermediolateral horn of the thoracic (Tl to T12) and upper lumbar (LI to L3) spinal cord. The preganglionic axons exit the spinal cord ...
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYMPATHETIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sympathetic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nasdaq CEO: We Are Sympathetic to NYSE Pain
“We're sympathetic to [the NYSE's] pain… we have investors-we have to service their needs- we're able to process trades, so the good news is that went well,” ... «Fox Business, Jul 15»
2
Cycling May Turn Armstrong Into a Sympathetic Figure Yet
In his profile photo on Twitter, Lance Armstrong is standing, arms crossed, behind a sign that says “PAIN” in big red letters. Never mind that the sign is most likely ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Sympathetic Sci-Fi
The defining scene of “Sense8,” the new sci-fi drama on Netflix, comes about halfway through the first season. It starts in San Francisco, where Nomi, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
Chuck Todd 'Sympathetic' to Clinton Campaign Roping Off Press
Chuck Todd 'Sympathetic' to Clinton Campaign Roping Off Press ... in New Hampshire, but he added: “Look, I am sympathetic to the campaign's complaint. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
5
Renal sympathetic denervation may reduce arrhythmic burden in …
Renal sympathetic denervation reduced arrhythmic episodes in a small cohort of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, according to recent findings ... «Healio, Jun 15»
6
For Egypt, TV Show's Shocking Twist Is Its Sympathetic Jews
CAIRO — The scene is Cairo's Jewish Quarter in 1948, and Laila Haroun has news for her parents. Her brother, Moussa, has left to settle in the new state of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Alan Bennett: Basement-digging bankers less sympathetic to …
"They wouldn't be sympathetic at all. I don't think they'd like it because it wouldn't reflect well on the value of their property." He added: "When I lived there, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Labour is "sympathetic" to reducing benefit cap to £23000, says …
But Harman broke new ground when she announced that Labour was "sympathetic" to the government's plan to reduce the household benefit cap from £26,000 ... «New Statesman, May 15»
9
Roadmap for the Revitalization of Catheter-Based Renal …
Sympathetic denervation and neuromodulation techniques still provide an exciting opportunity for the treatment of diseases with increased sympathetic tone, ... «Business Wire, May 15»
10
Tom Tancredo: Obama More Sympathetic to Muslims Than US
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo tells Newsmax TV that President Barack Obama's kid-glove treatment of Iran shows he is more sympathetic to the Muslim world than ... «Newsmax, Apr 15»

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