Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "sympathetic" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

parasympathetic unsympathetic unsympathetic

Derived Terms

antisympathetic cardiosympathetic neurosympathetic nonsympathetic oculosympathetic orthosympathetic oversympathetic parasympathetic perisympathetic presympathetic reflex sympathetic dystrophy somatosympathetic sympath sympathetic chain sympathetic detonation sympathetic hyperactivity sympathetic ink sympathetic magic sympathetic nervous system sympathetic powder sympathetic string sympathetic trunk sympathetic vibration sympathetically sympatheticness sympatho sympitar unsympathetic vagosympathetic vestibulosympathetic

Derived From

sympathy

Context

anatomy drama physiology

Related Terms

sympathico

Related Terms

characterize compassionate congenial feel feel sorry feeling kind similarity sorry sympathetic nervous system sympathy

Similar Terms

commiserative commiserative compassionate condolent condolent congenial empathetic empathetic empathic harmonious harmonious kind similar similar

Synonym Network

benevolent

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