1. (

• sympathetic

) of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation" ;

2. (

• sympathetic

) 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" ;

3. (

• charitable ,
• benevolent ,
• kindly ,
• sympathetic ,
• good-hearted ,
• openhearted ,
• large-hearted

) 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" ;

4. (

• sympathetic ,
• appealing ,
• likeable ,
• likable ,

) (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" ;

5. (

• sympathetic

) having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" ;

6. (

• harmonic ,
• sympathetic

) relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" ;