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Recent Examples of sympathetic The portrayal is sympathetic and mostly leads to an internal conflict for Fleur that’s captured well. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025 With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film. Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 McEwen was sympathetic and responded in force, requesting three times that the FBI get involved. Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025 Han has used centuries of philosophy to deconstruct the current ennui of life online, but Pettman’s writing is more personal and sympathetic than Han’s aphoristic, self-effacing mode. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sympathetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathetic
Adjective
  • Vettel is already known as a mentor for younger drivers, and his compassionate, veteran savvy would help any racing organization develop talent.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Jess is compassionate and understanding.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • To achieve excellence in AI, nations need the compute, but also chip production, AI talent, workforce and corporate adoption, benevolent government regulation, and a thriving ecosystem of AI startups.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And of course Wendy tells Nibs the truth, putting them both on guard against the manipulations of their seemingly benevolent guardians.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Even kind gestures or neutral actions can be misinterpreted as hostile or manipulative.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But some of them weren’t kind and that does something to you psychologically.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An amicable run-in with his ex-wife in this episode has the same thoughtful feeling.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her solution is to be thoughtful and focused on the right risks and opportunities.
    Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Family Matters offers something radical and profoundly humane in a field where so much emphasis is placed on the one who struggles with addiction.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Sympathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathetic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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