Meaning & use
Understandingly
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In a way that shows sympathy, comprehension, or tolerance toward someone.
See it in a sentence
She listened understandingly as he explained why he had missed the deadline.
The teacher responded understandingly to the student's nervous mistake.
A note on using this word
Understandingly describes tone or manner, distinct from understandably, which describes whether a reaction makes sense given the circumstances.
Words with a similar meaning
sympatheticallycompassionately
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Words with an opposite meaning
unsympatheticallyharshly
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