Removed
Removed adjective - Not close in time or space.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Removed is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
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These are somewhat sympathetic cases, since both times Hornblower was far removed from his wife and, unlike poor Maria, Barbara and Marie are intellectual equals.
Source: Your Cheating Heart -
Interestingly the Japanese version game him a Freudian Excuse and Character Development that made him much more sympathetic, but the English version removed this.
Source: Token Evil Teammate -
This also applies to many of the Ten Swords in the live action movies where almost all members had their sympathetic qualities and backstories removed, altered, or downplayed.
Source: Manga / Rurouni Kenshin
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