Collocations for sympathetic - adj.
1. showing you understand sb''s feelings
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | find sb
I found the doctors quite sympathetic.
I found the doctors quite sympathetic.
ADV.
deeply, extremely, genuinely, immensely, truly, very
a patient and deeply sympathetic man He sounded genuinely sympathetic.
a patient and deeply sympathetic man He sounded genuinely sympathetic.
largely | fairly, pretty, quite | suitably
She made suitably sympathetic noises down the phone.
She made suitably sympathetic noises down the phone.
PREP.
about
My boss is being very sympathetic about my problems.
My boss is being very sympathetic about my problems.
to
They were extremely sympathetic to my plight.
They were extremely sympathetic to my plight.
towards
I did not feel sympathetic towards them.
I did not feel sympathetic towards them.
2. in agreement with sb/sth
VERBS
appear, be, seem
ADV.
deeply, extremely, highly, very | entirely | less than | broadly, generally, quite | politically
PREP.
to
The government is broadly sympathetic to our ideas.
The government is broadly sympathetic to our ideas.