Synonyms:
sympathetic
Meaning: of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
Synonyms:
sympathetic
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
Meaning: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
Usage examples
"Or sympathetic magic?"
Many faces in the crowd were sympathetic.
"You are tired, Mrs. Packard," was my sympathetic observation.
"Nonsense!" said the Emperor--but in a kindly, sympathetic tone.
Why should I dislocate the work of your department in my efforts to win a sympathetic word?
Above all, there was the Kohen, so benevolent, so self-denying, so amiable, so sympathetic.
In art vanity is equally fatal to sympathetic feeling, whether on the part of the artist or the public.
Never did I meet an individual who took a more kindly and sympathetic interest in our school than did Mr. Huntington.
Once they had been sympathetic, but he had outgrown that. His hands were large, white, and well-kept, his fingers knotted, and blunt at the tips.
In all such cases the practice is probably at bottom a sympathetic charm, however it may be disguised under the appearance of a punishment or a threat.