UNDERSTANDINGLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

understandingly

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as in sympathetically

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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

Definition of sympathetically

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Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.

— Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of compassionately

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And in sharing his work more widely, my hope is to honour a person who stood so humanely, and captivatingly, among us.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
For meat to be considered halal and suitable for consumption by Muslims, animals must be healthy and treated humanely before slaughter.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanely

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But with the Washington Commanders finally, mercifully arriving at a practice week that ends with a regular-season game, there are some issues discussed less frequently that could have an enormous impact on the season.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The 49ers’ preseason is mercifully over after the vast majority of players expected to contribute Week 1 sat out Thursday’s exhibition finale against the Las Vegas Raiders.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mercifully

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Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Mining the moribund annals of art history, the duo create tenderly wrought paintings and drawings that often revisit the aesthetics of the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, which overtook large swaths of the artists’ native Croatia for centuries.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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