sympathetic — feeling or showing understanding and care for someone's suffering
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: feeling or showing understanding and care for someone's suffering
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
Example Sentences
- My boss was surprisingly sympathetic when I explained my cat emergency.
- The teacher's sympathetic approach helped students feel comfortable asking questions.
- He pretended to be sympathetic, but I could tell he was secretly enjoying my misfortune.
sympathetic
ADJECTIVE[/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/]
feeling or showing understanding and care for someone's suffering
💡 Concept
feeling or showing understanding and care for someone's suffering
🎵 Rhyme
Sympathetic care turns pathetic despair into kinetic hope
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
🌳Etymology
Prefixsym--
Rootpath
Suffix--etic
🎵Rhyme
pathetickineticphonetic
pathetic
kinetic
phonetic
🔗Collocations
sympathetic ear
sympathetic response
sympathetic character
sympathetic understanding
be sympathetic to
sympathetic nervous system
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My boss was surprisingly sympathetic when I explained my cat emergency.”
“The teacher's sympathetic approach helped students feel comfortable asking questions.”
😄 Fun example
“He pretended to be sympathetic, but I could tell he was secretly enjoying my misfortune.”
😄 Fun example
“The sympathetic waiter brought free dessert when he saw my tears.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
compassionateunderstandingempatheticcaringsupportive
Antonyms
unsympatheticindifferentcallous
Related
sympathyempathycompassionpathetic
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