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Dispassionate vs Sympathetic - What's the difference?

dispassionate | sympathetic |

As adjectives the difference between dispassionate and sympathetic

is that dispassionate is not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice while sympathetic is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.

dispassionate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice

    • Synonyms

    * nonpassionate * unpassionate

    Antonyms

    * passionate

    Derived terms

    * dispassionately * dispassionateness

    sympathetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sympathetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
    • John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
  • Of or relating to similarity.
    • Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.

    Antonyms

    * unsympathetic

    Derived terms

    * parasympathetic nervous system * sympathetic nervous system