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sympathetic

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

showing understanding or compassion for another

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In a sentence

Sympathetic in a sentence

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She gave a sympathetic nod as he described his troubles.

Synonyms
compassionateunderstandingsupportive
Antonyms
unsympatheticcallous

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Questions about “sympathetic”

Sympathetic (adjective) means showing understanding or compassion for another
Here is sympathetic used in an example sentence: "She gave a sympathetic nod as he described his troubles."
Common synonyms for sympathetic include compassionate, understanding, supportive.
Antonyms of sympathetic include unsympathetic, callous.
Sympathetic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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