Words that rhyme with parenthetic

• acetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or containing acetic acid
• aesthetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] 2: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] 3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic] n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic]
• alphabetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system" [syn: alphabetic, alphabetical] [ant: analphabetic] 2: arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order" [syn: alphabetic, alphabetical] [ant: analphabetic]
• anaesthetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or producing insensibility [syn: anaesthetic, anesthetic] 2: characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)] n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent]
• antipathetic 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)] 2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" [syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical]
• antithetic 0
  adj 1: sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair" [syn: antithetic, antithetical]
• apathetic 0
  adj 1: showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older" 2: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" [syn: apathetic, indifferent]
• apologetic 0
  adj 1: offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner" [syn: apologetic, excusatory] [ant: unapologetic]
• arithmetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations" [syn: arithmetical, arithmetic] n 1: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
• ascetic 0
  adj 1: pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices" [syn: ascetic, ascetical] 2: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan] n 1: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline [syn: abstainer, ascetic]
• athletic 0
  adj 1: relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; "athletic facilities" 2: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic] 3: having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build"
• bathetic 0
  adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]
• biosynthetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to biosynthesis
• diabetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or causing diabetes 2: suffering from diabetes n 1: someone who has diabetes
• dietetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn: dietary, dietetic, dietetical]
• diuretic 0
  n 1: any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water [syn: diuretic drug, diuretic, water pill]
• emetic 0
  n 1: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant]
• empathetic 0
  adj 1: showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor" [syn: empathic, empathetic]
• energetic 0
  adj 1: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction" [ant: lethargic, unenrgetic] 2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: energetic, gumptious, industrious, up-and-coming]
• exegetic 0
  adj 1: relating to exegesis [syn: exegetic, exegetical]
• frenetic 0
  adj 1: excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" [syn: frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied]
• genetic 0
  adj 1: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible] 2: of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: genic, genetic, genetical] 3: pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work" 4: of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" [syn: genetic, genetical]
• homiletic 0
  adj 1: of the nature of a homily or sermon [syn: homiletic, homiletical] 2: of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech" [syn: homiletic, homiletical]
• kinaesthetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: kinesthetic, kinaesthetic]
• kinetic 0
  adj 1: relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy" 2: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime" 3: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: energizing, energising, kinetic]
• magnetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces" 2: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material" [syn: magnetic, magnetized, magnetised] [ant: antimagnetic] 3: capable of being magnetized [ant: nonmagnetic] 4: determined by earth's magnetic fields; "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole" [ant: geographic, geographical] 5: possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality" [syn: charismatic, magnetic]
• parasympathetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system n 1: originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels [syn: parasympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic]
• pathetic 0
  adj 1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] 2: inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" [syn: pathetic, pitiable, pitiful] 3: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: pathetic, ridiculous, silly]
• peripatetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic" [syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic] 2: traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: peripatetic, wayfaring] n 1: a person who walks from place to place 2: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism [syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic]
• poetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" [syn: poetic, poetical] 2: characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic" 3: of or relating to poets; "poetic insight" 4: characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" [syn: poetic, poetical]
• prophetic 0
  adj 1: foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" [syn: prophetic, prophetical] [ant: unprophetic]
• prosthetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to prosthetics 2: relating to or serving as a prosthesis
• sympathetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation" 2: 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" [ant: unsympathetic] 3: 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" [syn: charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted] 4: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic] 5: having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" 6: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: harmonic, sympathetic]
• synergetic 0
  adj 1: working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect; "a synergistic effect" [syn: synergetic, synergistic]
• synthetic 0
  adj 1: not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather" [syn: man-made, semisynthetic, synthetic] 2: involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch [syn: synthetic, synthetical] [ant: analytic, analytical] 3: systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words [ant: analytic, uninflected] 4: of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition" [syn: synthetic, synthetical] [ant: analytic, analytical] 5: artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters" [syn: celluloid, synthetic] 6: not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will n 1: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions [syn: synthetic, synthetic substance]
• unapologetic 0
  adj 1: unwilling to make or express an apology; "an unapologetic believer" [ant: apologetic, excusatory]
• unsympathetic 0
  adj 1: not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic" [ant: sympathetic] 2: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" [syn: unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable] [ant: appealing, likable, likeable, sympathetic] 3: not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" [syn: closed, unsympathetic] 4: lacking in sympathy and kindness; "unkindly ancts" [syn: unkindly, unsympathetic] 5: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: disagreeable, unsympathetic]
• esthetic 0
  adj 1: concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; "the aesthetic faculties"; "an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical] [ant: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] 2: relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; "aesthetic values" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic] 3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic] n 1: (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism" [syn: aesthetic, esthetic]
• anesthetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or producing insensibility [syn: anaesthetic, anesthetic] 2: characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)] n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent]
• kinesthetic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to kinesthesis [syn: kinesthetic, kinaesthetic]
• epenthetic 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: epenthetic, parasitic]
• nomothetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles [ant: idiographic]
• synaesthetic 0
  adj 1: relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense; "synesthetic response to music"; "synesthetic metaphor" [syn: synesthetic, synaesthetic]
• unaesthetic 0
  adj 1: violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" [syn: inaesthetic, unaesthetic] [ant: aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical]
• unprophetic 0
  adj 1: not prophetic; not foreseeing correctly [ant: prophetic, prophetical]
• epithetic 0
• hyperaesthetic 0
• gangetic 0
• helvetic 0
• prothetic 0
• metathetic 0
• paraesthetic 0
• epexegetic 0

See also parenthetic definition and parenthetic synonyms