sympathetic

adjective/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/CEFR B2

সহানুভূতিশীল

Meaning

Kind and caring about someone's problems.

Example sentences

  • The nurse was very sympathetic to the patients.নার্সটি রোগীদের প্রতি খুব সহানুভূতিশীল ছিল।
  • He gave me a sympathetic look.সে আমার দিকে সহানুভূতিশীল দৃষ্টিতে তাকাল।
  • She was sympathetic to his loss.তার ক্ষতিতে সে সহানুভূতিশীল ছিল।
  • A sympathetic nurse helped him.একজন সহানুভূতিশীল নার্স তাকে সাহায্য করল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: compassionate, understanding, caring

Antonyms: unsympathetic, indifferent

Similar words, and what each means

  • compassionate

    সহানুভূতিশীল, দয়ালু

    Feeling and showing sympathy for the suffering of others.

  • understanding

    বোঝাপড়া, উপলব্ধি, সমঝোতা

    Knowledge of how something works, or sympathy for how somebody feels.

  • caring

    যত্নশীল, মমতাময়

    Kind and concerned about other people's feelings and needs.

Other English words for “সহানুভূতিশীল

  • compassionate

    Feeling and showing sympathy for the suffering of others.

  • supportive

    Giving help and encouragement to someone.

Opposite words

  • indifferent

    উদাসীন

    Having no interest, concern, or feeling about something.

sympathetic” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • It comes from strings nobody touches. Beneath the frets runs a second set of thin sympathetic strings, tuned to the scale, and they vibrate on their own whenever the note they are tuned to is played above them — that shimmer under the melody is the instrument's signature.

    sitar — dictionary

Where this word is used

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  1. “sympathetic” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • সহানুভূতিশীল
    • বিলম্বিত, দেরি হওয়া
    • নিয়মিত; সাধারণ, চিরাচরিত
    • শিক্ষামূলক, শিক্ষাসংক্রান্ত
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    সহানুভূতিশীলsympathetic (adjective) — সহানুভূতিশীল. Kind and caring about someone's problems.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “sympathetic”?

    • compassionate
    • interest-free
    • latent
    • stunning
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    compassionatecompassionate — সহানুভূতিশীল, দয়ালু. Feeling and showing sympathy for the suffering of others.

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