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Grade 8
(sym-pa-thet-ic) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. feeling or showing concern for others.

Example Sentence

The sympathetic judge was lenient in his ruling.

More Example Sentences

The teacher was sympathetic to the students.

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Rhymes

  • hettick

  • acetic
  • aesthetic
  • ascetic
  • athletic
  • cosmetic
  • emetic
  • frenetic
  • genetic
  • kinetic
  • magnetic
  • pathetic
  • phonetic
  • poetic
  • prophetic
  • prosthetic
  • synthetic

  • alphabetic
  • anesthetic
  • apathetic
  • arithmetic
  • bionetic
  • diabetic
  • dietetic
  • diuretic
  • empathetic
  • energetic
  • homiletic
  • kinesthetic
  • sympathetic

  • apologetic
  • diamagnetic
  • epigenetic
  • ferromagnetic
  • geomagnetic
  • helionetic
  • hyperkinetic
  • intermagnetic
  • paramagnetic
  • peripatetic
  • pharmakinetic
  • unsympathetic

  • electromagnetic
  • parasympathetic
  • parthenogenetic
  • unapologetic
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