sympathetic

adjective

1. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

- sympathetic neurons

- sympathetic stimulation

2. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

- sympathetic to the students' cause

- a sympathetic observer

- a sympathetic gesture

Similar word(s): compassionate, congenial, kind, commiserative, condolent, empathetic, empathic

3. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

- sympathetic words

Similar word(s): kind, benevolent, charitable, kindly, openhearted

4. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

- the sympathetic characters in the play

Similar word(s): appealing, likeable

5. having similar disposition and tastes

- with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion

Similar word(s): similar

6. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

- sympathetic vibration

Similar word(s): harmonious, harmonic