Charitable vs Sympathetic - What's the difference?
charitable | sympathetic | Related terms |
Pertaining to charity.
Kind, generous.
Having a purpose or character of a charity.
Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Of or relating to similarity.
Charitable is a related term of sympathetic.
As adjectives the difference between charitable and sympathetic
is that charitable is pertaining to charity while sympathetic is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.charitable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* eleemosynaryDerived terms
* charitable organization * charitable purposesympathetic
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Alternative forms
* sympathetick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
- Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.