sympathetic in WordNet English dictionary

1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
   "the sympathetic characters in the play"
   sympathetic  appealing  likeable  likable 
   
2. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
   "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
   charitable  benevolent  kindly  sympathetic  good-hearted  openhearted  large-hearted 
   
3. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
   "sympathetic vibration"
   harmonic  sympathetic 
   
4. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
   "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
   sympathetic 
   
5. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
   "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
   sympathetic 
   
6. having similar disposition and tastes
   "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
   sympathetic