symptomatic

symp·tom·at·ic

adj \ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of SYMPTOMATIC

1

a : being a symptom of a disease b : having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause <symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage>

2

: concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms <symptomatic treatment> <a symptomatic patient>

3

: characteristic, indicative <his behavior was symptomatic of his character>

— symp·tom·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of SYMPTOMATIC

1. <a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection>

First Known Use of SYMPTOMATIC

1698

Related to SYMPTOMATIC

Synonyms: classic, diagnostic (also diagnostical), discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, peculiar, proper, characteristic, typical

Antonyms: atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical

Related Words: idiosyncratic; identifiable, pronounced, unmistakable; general, generic; common, normal, regular, usual; especial, particular, special, specific; archetypal (also archetypical), model, paradigmatic

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Rhymes with SYMPTOMATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic