Grade 8

sympathetic (sym-pa-thet-ic)

Definition


adjective.
having a fellow feeling for or like feelings with another or others

Example Sentence

The sympathetic judge was lenient in his ruling.

Synonyms

compassionate; humane; understanding

Antonyms

unfeeling; hardhearted

Rhymes

  • hettick

  • acetic
  • aesthetic
  • ascetic
  • athletic
  • cosmetic
  • emetic
  • frenetic
  • genetic
  • kinetic
  • magnetic
  • pathetic
  • phonetic
  • poetic
  • prophetic
  • prosthetic
  • synthetic

  • alphabetic
  • anesthetic
  • apathetic
  • arithmetic
  • bionetic
  • diabetic
  • dietetic
  • diuretic
  • empathetic
  • energetic
  • homiletic
  • kinesthetic
  • sympathetic

  • apologetic
  • diamagnetic
  • epigenetic
  • ferromagnetic
  • geomagnetic
  • helionetic
  • hyperkinetic
  • intermagnetic
  • paramagnetic
  • peripatetic
  • pharmakinetic
  • unsympathetic

  • electromagnetic
  • parasympathetic
  • parthenogenetic
  • unapologetic