SYMPTOMATIC Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

symptomatic

adjective

ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-tik

Definition of symptomatic

as in characteristic

serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection

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Recent Examples of symptomatic Barker described the box office success for Backrooms as symptomatic of a wider shift for the film business. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 In 10% of the symptomatic cases, people develop serious lung problems that require medical care plus antifungal medication. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Given that measles is so transmissible, the presence of measles is symptomatic of an ailing public health immunization structure. — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Anyone who was within 1 mile of the crash site and are symptomatic should seek medical attention. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symptomatic

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Adjective

The ad is characteristic of the increasingly dark tone Hilton’s campaign has taken on in the home stretch.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Drone motors and propellers generate characteristic sounds during operation.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Adjective

Ideas can be measured through semantic distance, which is a way of quantifying how distinct individual concepts are.

— Roger Beaty, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Netflix logged 21 positions spread over 18 series, the broadest range of distinct titles of the platforms the report examined.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinct

Adjective

The museum isn’t located in downtown Houston or anywhere near the stadiums, the museum district, or typical attractions people visit in the city.

— Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
The gravity on the surface can be several billion times Earth’s, and a typical neutron star’s magnetic field is billions of times stronger than Earth’s as well.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of typical

Adjective

Altadena had a distinctive and cherished identity before the fire.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The tiny Norwegian archipelago, 68 degrees north of the Arctic Circle and two flights from Oslo, is a distinctive and dramatic landscape with spiky mountains rising from the Norwegian Sea and sandy beaches fringed by fjords.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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