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1
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
- a sympathetic smile
- needed a sympathetic listener who would understand her marital woes
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- brutal,
- grim,
- hard-bitten,
- hard-boiled,
- harsh,
- oppressive,
- rough,
- severe,
- stern,
- tough,
- ungentle,
- unrelenting
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2
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
- a sympathetic store manager who let us use the telephone
- sympathetic letters from supporters after the disappointing verdict
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- affable,
- amicable,
- benign,
- companionable,
- comradely,
- cordial,
- friendly,
- genial,
- gentle,
- good,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- gracious,
- mild,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- pleasant,
- sweet,
- warm
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“Sympathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathetic. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of sympathetic was in 1644
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