Negative
Negative adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: classes that hopefully will change the negative attitude that some students have toward the recent immigrants
Sympathetic is an antonym for negative.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Negative is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
- Jana evolves into a more sympathetic character, losing several of her negative qualities altogether.
Source: Role Play / Eclipse Heights - London is also presented as a much more sympathetic character than some more direct parodies of Paris, with her negative traits being more down to stupidity and being spoiled than being a Rich Bitch.
- Both sets of fans are wrong, as it's pretty clear that while he's supposed to be sympathetic, or to have been sympathetic once before he crossed the Moral Event Horizon, most of his life choices are shown in quite a negative light.
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