sympathetic
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(a) of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
- sympathetic neurons
- sympathetic stimulation
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(a) 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
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(s) 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
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(a) (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- the sympathetic characters in the play
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(s) having similar disposition and tastes
- with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion
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(s) relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- sympathetic vibration