SYMPATHETIC Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word sympathetic. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SYMPATHETIC
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caring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a loving feeling adjective satellite • feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | ||||||||
comforting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing freedom from worry • affording comfort or solace | ||||||||
compassionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing or having compassion verb • share the suffering of | ||||||||
considerate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | ||||||||
encouraging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • giving courage or confidence or hope adjective satellite • furnishing support and encouragement | ||||||||
gentle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe • having or showing a kindly or tender nature • quiet and soothing • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • easily handled or managed • having little impact • marked by moderate steepness verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility • stroke soothingly | ||||||||
helpful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • providing assistance or serving a useful function | ||||||||
kind | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior noun • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality adjective satellite • agreeable, conducive to comfort • tolerant and forgiving under provocation | ||||||||
kind-hearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition | ||||||||
sensitive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • responsive to physical stimuli • being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others • able to feel or perceive noun • someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead adjective satellite • hurting • of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security | ||||||||
supportive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • furnishing support or assistance | ||||||||
understanding | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||||
nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
appealing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • able to attract interest or draw favorable attention • (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | ||||||||
benevolent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intending or showing kindness adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity • generous in providing aid to others • generous in assistance to the poor | ||||||||
charitable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or characterized by charity • full of love and generosity adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||||||||
good-hearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||||||||
harmonic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm • of or relating to harmonics • of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds noun • a tone that is a component of a complex sound • any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental adjective satellite • relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body • involving or characterized by harmony | ||||||||
kindly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in a kind manner or out of kindness adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity • pleasant and agreeable | ||||||||
large-hearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||||||||