Synonyms of sympathetically

sympathetically

adverb

as in compassionately

Related Words

• compassionately
• sweetly
• respectfully
• humanely
• politely
• solicitously
• deferentially
• sensibly
• discreetly
• wisely
• decorously
• prudently
• judiciously
• gallantly
• chivalrously
• justifiably
• fairly
• validly
• pleasantly
• thoughtfully
• kindheartedly
• courteously
• considerately
• graciously
• reasonably
• excusably
• kindly
• nicely
• well

Dissimilar Words

• rudely
• contemptuously
• scornfully
• thoughtlessly
• disdainfully
• cruelly
• disrespectfully
• inconsiderately
• viciously
• discourteously
• unfairly
• nastily
• heartlessly
• impolitely
• snootily
• shabbily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sympathetically

After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Many locals have come to view him sympathetically, as an addict drawn back into a life of drug abuse, that also happened to include high-level drug dealing. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Variety reported that Artificial recently received positive feedback during test screenings, and claimed that Altman and Musk are portrayed less sympathetically than other figures in the film. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026

The Audacity is better when dealing more sympathetically with teenagers like Tess, who’s grown tired of rebellion as the answer to her discontent. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 May 2026

But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

The boys’ mother Katherine (Nia Long) gazes sympathetically from the sidelines but doesn’t dare speak up. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026

Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026

But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026