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sympathetic

/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
  1. Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy

    "John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look."

  2. Relating to similarity

    "Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence."

  3. Relating to the sympathetic nervous system

    "Sympathetic innervation involves epinephrine."

Antonymsparasympathetic, unsympathetic

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