Synonym for sympathetic ... 1. <psychology> Pertaining to, caused by or exhibiting sympathy. ... 2. <physiology> A sympathetic nerve or the sympathetic nervous system. ... Origin: Gr. Sympathetikos ... (19 Jan 1998) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: sim-path′ik Synonyms: sympathetic
sympathic Related-word units meaning same: auto-; equ-; homeo-; homo-; iso-; pari-; peer-; tauto-.