Sympathetic Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Sympathetic

Meaning 1 : (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    Example : the sympathetic characters in the play

    Synonyms : appealing,  likable,  likeable
Meaning 2 : relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

    Example : sympathetic vibration

    Synonyms : harmonic
Meaning 3 : showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

    Example : sympathetic words

    Synonyms : benevolent,  charitable,  good-hearted,  kindly,  large-hearted,  openhearted
Meaning 4 : expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

    Example : sympathetic to the students' cause,a sympathetic observer,a sympathetic gesture

Meaning 5 : having similar disposition and tastes

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

Meaning 6 : of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

    Example : sympathetic neurons,sympathetic stimulation

Sympathetic Antonyms