• having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most Sympathetic companion"
• relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "Sympathetic vibration"
• showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "Sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
• 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"
• (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or Sympathetic feelings; "the Sympathetic characters in the play"
• of or relating to the Sympathetic nervous system; "Sympathetic neurons"; "Sympathetic stimulation"

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