sympathetically
In caring manner
Sympathetically describes doing something with sympathy—showing understanding, compassion, or shared feeling.
A doctor might listen sympathetically to a patient's concerns.
It also means in harmony or agreement: strings tuned to the same pitch will vibrate sympathetically.
The word can describe favorable treatment: The film portrays the character sympathetically.
Warmly, with goodwill
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- warmlyWith affection shown
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- caringlyWith concern for another
understandingly · benevolently · mercifully · soft-heartedly · warm-heartedly · charitably · leniently · forgivingly
In a consoling manner
- soothinglyIn a calming way
- reassuringlyIn confidence-restoring fashion
- supportivelyIn an encouraging manner
- encouraginglyIn a supportive way
hearteningly · upliftingly · affectionately · solicitously · protectively · caringly · helpfully
With emotional awareness
- perceptivelyWith keen awareness
- intuitivelyBy innate understanding
- responsivelyIn a reacting manner
- receptivelyIn an accepting way
discerningly · mindfully · insightfully · cognizantly · relatably · connectedly · resonantly · knowingly
With sustained vibration
- consonantlyIn harmonious accord
- concordantlyIn harmonious alignment
- tunefullyIn musical fashion
- melodicallyIn a musical manner
euphoniously · harmonically · vibrationally · acoustically · responsively · correspondingly · compatibly · congruently
kindly
Warmly, with goodwill
caringly · understandingly · benevolently · mercifully · soft-heartedly · warm-heartedly · charitably · leniently · forgivingly · indulgently
comfortingly
In a consoling manner
- soothinglyIn a calming way
- reassuringlyIn confidence-restoring fashion
- supportivelyIn an encouraging manner
encouragingly · hearteningly · upliftingly · affectionately · solicitously · protectively · caringly · helpfully
sensitively
With emotional awareness
- perceptivelyWith keen awareness
- intuitivelyBy innate understanding
- responsivelyIn a reacting manner
receptively · discerningly · mindfully · insightfully · cognizantly · relatably · connectedly · resonantly · knowingly
resonantly
With sustained vibration
- consonantlyIn harmonious accord
- concordantlyIn harmonious alignment
- tunefullyIn musical fashion
melodically · euphoniously · harmonically · vibrationally · acoustically · responsively · correspondingly · compatibly · congruently · synchronously
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- manner of listeningactively, passively, attentively, intently, closely
- mental adverbsmentally, cognitively, consciously, unconsciously, subconsciously
sympatheticallyunsympathetically
Without pity or understanding
coldly · cruelly · heartlessly · uncaringly · callously
sympatheticallydismissively
Showing something unworthy of consideration
scornfully · contemptuously · disdainfully · unsympathetically · derisively