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- pronunciation:
- sIm
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- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
When you are sympathetic, you feel or show that you understand how another person feels, especially when they are sad or upset. When we say that a thing is sympathetic, we mean that it expresses a person's understanding of how another person feels.
When Dwayne was really sad about his dog, his best friend was sympathetic.Anna is a sympathetic person who listens to her friends when they are upset.Her mom's sympathetic words made Jada feel a bit better.- synonyms:
- kind, sympathizing, understanding
- similar words:
- kindly, pitying
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| related words: |
considerate, humane, soft, sorry, tender |
| derivation: |
sympathetically (adv.) |
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