Sympathetic vs Grateful - What's the difference?
sympathetic | grateful |
Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Of or relating to similarity.
Showing appreciation, being thankful.
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Recognizing the importance of a source of pleasure.
Pleasing, welcome.
* Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
* Herman Melville, Omoo
As adjectives the difference between sympathetic and grateful
is that sympathetic is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy while grateful is showing appreciation, being thankful.sympathetic
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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.
Antonyms
* unsympatheticDerived terms
* parasympathetic nervous system * sympathetic nervous systemgrateful
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(Gratitude)Alternative forms
* gratefull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- I'm grateful that you helped me out.
- I'm grateful to you for helping me out
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The Skeleton in Armor:
- Fell I upon my spear, / Oh, death was grateful !
- grateful underfoot was the damp and slightly yielding beach, from which the waves seemed just retired.