sympathetic

[US]/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
[UK]/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing compassion and support

Phrases & Collocations

sympathetic nerve

sympathetic nervous system

sympathetic vibration

sympathetic response

sympathetic trunk

sympathetic with

sympathetic consideration

Example Sentences

a sympathetic neuron; sympathetic stimulation.

touch a sympathetic chord

He is sympathetic to the project.

He is a sympathetic person.

We are sympathetic with the flood sufferers.

he spoke in a sympathetic tone.

he was sympathetic to evolutionary ideas.

this paper is alive with sympathetic insight into Shakespeare.

Audrey develops as a sympathetic character.

buildings that were sympathetic to their surroundings.

We work best in a sympathetic atmosphere.

not at all sympathetic to her proposal.

They were quite sympathetic to our proposals.

Opinion at the grassroots level is sympathetic to the strikers.

she hasn't got a sympathetic bone in her body.

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