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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done or felt for, or on behalf of, another |
| Synonyms: | by proxy, commissioned, delegated, deputed, empathetic, eventual, imagined, indirect, pretended, secondary, substituted, substitutional, surrogate, sympathetic |
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| Main Entry: | secondary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | derivative |
| Synonyms: | auxiliary, borrowed, consequent, dependent, derivate, derivational, derived, developed, eventual, indirect, proximate, resultant, resulting, second-hand, subordinate, subsequent, subsidiary, vicarious |
| Antonyms: | causative, primary, source |
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alternative |
| Synonyms: | acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second, sham, simulated, spurious, stopgap, substitutive, supplemental, supplementary, supposititious, surrogate, symbolic, temporary, tentative, vicarial, vicarious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sympathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, feeling |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, all heart, appreciating, benign, benignant, caring, commiserating, compassionate, comprehending, condoling, considerate, having heart in right place, interested, kind, kindhearted, kindly, loving, pitying, responsive, sensitive, soft, softhearted, supportive, sympathizing, tender, thoughtful, understanding, vicarious, warm, warmhearted |
| Antonyms: | callous, merciless, uncaring, unconcerned, unfeeling, unsympathetic |
| Main Entry: | sympathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeable, friendly |
| Synonyms: | amenable, appreciative, approving, companionable, compatible, congenial, congruous, consistent, consonant, cool, down, encouraging, favorably disposed, having a heart, in sympathy with, like-minded, on same wavelength, open, open-minded, pro*, receptive, responsive, simpatico, tuned in, vicarious, well-disposed, well-intentioned |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, disagreeable, unfriendly, unsociable, unsympathetic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Substitute. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
substitute; deputy; badli.
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