1. feeling or showing concern and understanding for someone else’s suffering or problems
2. agreeable or favorable to something; supporting a particular cause or idea
3. designed to attract liking or approval; appealing

Examples

• She was very sympathetic when I told her about my problems.
• The teacher gave me a sympathetic look after I failed the test.
• He’s sympathetic to environmental causes.
• The judge was sympathetic to the defendant’s difficult circumstances.
• The main character in the novel is quite sympathetic.
• She found a sympathetic ear in her best friend.
• The audience was sympathetic to the speaker’s message.