Symptomatic
adjective
Showing that a particular problem exists or suggesting something.
Headaches can be symptomatic of stress.
Often appears as...
- symptomatic of a problem
- symptomatic of a condition
adjective
Relating to the symptoms of a disease.
Symptomatic treatment only relieves the discomfort but does not cure the disease.
Often appears as...
- symptomatic relief
- symptomatic treatment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Showing that a particular problem exists or suggesting something.
Headaches can be symptomatic of stress.
Often appears as...
- symptomatic of a problem
- symptomatic of a condition
adjective
Relating to the symptoms of a disease.
Symptomatic treatment only relieves the discomfort but does not cure the disease.
Often appears as...
- symptomatic relief
- symptomatic treatment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Problem Indicator
Use 'symptomatic' to show there's a larger issue behind observed signs or events.
His constant lateness was symptomatic of his disorganized lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative, 'symptomatic' can be used in neutral contexts implying a representation.
Vibrant street art is symptomatic of the neighborhood's cultural diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
'Symptomatic' isn't used for literal symptoms; choose 'has symptoms of' for that purpose.
Incorrect: He is symptomatic a cold. Correct: He has symptoms of a cold.
Pro Tip 1/3Problem Indicator
Use 'symptomatic' to show there's a larger issue behind observed signs or events.
His constant lateness was symptomatic of his disorganized lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative, 'symptomatic' can be used in neutral contexts implying a representation.
Vibrant street art is symptomatic of the neighborhood's cultural diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
'Symptomatic' isn't used for literal symptoms; choose 'has symptoms of' for that purpose.
Incorrect: He is symptomatic a cold. Correct: He has symptoms of a cold.
Pro Tip 1/3Problem Indicator
Use 'symptomatic' to show there's a larger issue behind observed signs or events.
His constant lateness was symptomatic of his disorganized lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
While often negative, 'symptomatic' can be used in neutral contexts implying a representation.
Vibrant street art is symptomatic of the neighborhood's cultural diversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Misuse
'Symptomatic' isn't used for literal symptoms; choose 'has symptoms of' for that purpose.
Incorrect: He is symptomatic a cold. Correct: He has symptoms of a cold.
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What the world can learn...
because they're asymptomatic. But they have still gone through the process that is part of China's containment strategy, which has worked extraordinarily well. Which is, first of all, lots and lots of people have been tested. And then once -- if there is a positive test return, regardless of whether or not they're symptomatic or asymptomatic,
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Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
you have spikes if you get another sexually transmitted infection. But basically, nothing much is going on until you start to get symptomatic AIDS, and by that stage, you're not looking great, you're not feeling great, you're not having that much sex. So the sexual transmission of HIV
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What really happened...
at the will of their keepers, they viewed prison as an extension of slavery. And Blyden had participated in prison strikes and rebellions. He and others saw the violence of prison as symptomatic of a societal problem where individuals are denied justice based on their class and race.
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What You Can Do to...
You've tripped the cascade, setting fire to the forest, causing inflammation, tangles, and cell death. You should be symptomatic for Alzheimer's. You should be having trouble finding words and keys and remembering what I said at the beginning of this talk. But you might not be.
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COVID-19, Humans, and...
symptomatic carrier having inadvertently transmitted to a large cat got it and for anyone wondering how they're doing I I did talk to an expert just the other day about them and all of the big cats are have recovered and are doing well for anyone who is concerned so let's see
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How we must respond to...
and now, where we should have done more. I think the most important thing to discuss today is that in the area of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to the people most in need. And so we have health workers who are symptomatic,
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The problem with the...
The issues surrounding cash bail are symptomatic of societal problems, like structural racism and over-reliance on incarceration, that need to be addressed. In the meantime, reformers like The Bail Project are working to help people trapped by cash bail
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What causes headaches? -...
But we still have a lot to learn about this ancient ailment. Today, we’ve classified headaches into two camps— primary headaches and secondary headaches. The former are not symptomatic of an underlying disease, injury, or condition;
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How the pandemic will...
and that's good news. This disease could have been a five-percent disease. The transmission dynamics of this disease are more difficult than even the experts predicted. The amount of presymptomatic and never symptomatic spread
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Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Women suffer from that disease. All those tumors have heavy bleeding during periods, abdominal pressure, back pain, frequent urination.
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What the world can learn...
because they're asymptomatic. But they have still gone through the process that is part of China's containment strategy, which has worked extraordinarily well. Which is, first of all, lots and lots of people have been tested. And then once -- if there is a positive test return, regardless of whether or not they're symptomatic or asymptomatic,
Video examples
Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...
you have spikes if you get another sexually transmitted infection. But basically, nothing much is going on until you start to get symptomatic AIDS, and by that stage, you're not looking great, you're not feeling great, you're not having that much sex. So the sexual transmission of HIV
Video examples
What really happened...
at the will of their keepers, they viewed prison as an extension of slavery. And Blyden had participated in prison strikes and rebellions. He and others saw the violence of prison as symptomatic of a societal problem where individuals are denied justice based on their class and race.
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What You Can Do to...
You've tripped the cascade, setting fire to the forest, causing inflammation, tangles, and cell death. You should be symptomatic for Alzheimer's. You should be having trouble finding words and keys and remembering what I said at the beginning of this talk. But you might not be.
Video examples
COVID-19, Humans, and...
symptomatic carrier having inadvertently transmitted to a large cat got it and for anyone wondering how they're doing I I did talk to an expert just the other day about them and all of the big cats are have recovered and are doing well for anyone who is concerned so let's see
Video examples
How we must respond to...
and now, where we should have done more. I think the most important thing to discuss today is that in the area of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to the people most in need. And so we have health workers who are symptomatic,
Video examples
The problem with the...
The issues surrounding cash bail are symptomatic of societal problems, like structural racism and over-reliance on incarceration, that need to be addressed. In the meantime, reformers like The Bail Project are working to help people trapped by cash bail
Video examples
What causes headaches? -...
But we still have a lot to learn about this ancient ailment. Today, we’ve classified headaches into two camps— primary headaches and secondary headaches. The former are not symptomatic of an underlying disease, injury, or condition;
Video examples
How the pandemic will...
and that's good news. This disease could have been a five-percent disease. The transmission dynamics of this disease are more difficult than even the experts predicted. The amount of presymptomatic and never symptomatic spread
Video examples
Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. Women suffer from that disease. All those tumors have heavy bleeding during periods, abdominal pressure, back pain, frequent urination.
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Jemele Hill
American Journalist
When NASCAR drivers blast one another with their cars out of anger it isn't symptomatic of what's wrong with white people. So please don't turn a silly NBA fight into a town hall meeting about what's wrong with African Americans - even though, unfortunately, something like this somehow winds up reflecting poorly on the entire black community.
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Mark Hyman
American Author
The very fact that we are having a national conversation about what we should eat, that we are struggling with the question about what the best diet is, is symptomatic of how far we have strayed from the natural conditions that gave rise to our species, from the simple act of eating real, whole, fresh food.
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John Sununu
American Politician
The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework.
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Howie Mandel
Comedian
The doctor heard my heartbeat and found out I had an irregular heartbeat. I was not symptomatic or aware of my symptoms. I had no idea that this could make me five times more likely to have a stroke than somebody who doesn't have this.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.' I cared too much about what people thought of me, and that was symptomatic of the trauma from my childhood.
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Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
The performance of international institutions will be symptomatic of the domestic political priorities of influential member states. International institutions don't really have a life and a mind of their own.
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Chuka Umunna
British Politician
Some people welcome the flexibility of a zero-hours contract. But their growth is symptomatic of a wider issue - increasing job insecurity and falling living standards in David Cameron's Britain.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
Of course Meghan Markle wasn't driven out of this country by racism. It is a ludicrous claim and symptomatic of how ridiculous the must-be-offended-at-all-costs brigade has become.
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George M. Church
American Scientist
Anytime you see somebody keeping a secret, that's symptomatic that something's wrong with the society around them. That means there's discrimination or worse.
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Kevin Richardson
American Musician
Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late.
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Jemele Hill
American Journalist
When NASCAR drivers blast one another with their cars out of anger it isn't symptomatic of what's wrong with white people. So please don't turn a silly NBA fight into a town hall meeting about what's wrong with African Americans - even though, unfortunately, something like this somehow winds up reflecting poorly on the entire black community.
Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
The very fact that we are having a national conversation about what we should eat, that we are struggling with the question about what the best diet is, is symptomatic of how far we have strayed from the natural conditions that gave rise to our species, from the simple act of eating real, whole, fresh food.
Quote examples
John Sununu
American Politician
The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework.
Quote examples
Howie Mandel
Comedian
The doctor heard my heartbeat and found out I had an irregular heartbeat. I was not symptomatic or aware of my symptoms. I had no idea that this could make me five times more likely to have a stroke than somebody who doesn't have this.
Quote examples
Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
For a long time, it was all about chart position. 'If my record doesn't come in at No. 1, I'm a failure.' I cared too much about what people thought of me, and that was symptomatic of the trauma from my childhood.
Quote examples
Samantha Power
Irish Public Servant
The performance of international institutions will be symptomatic of the domestic political priorities of influential member states. International institutions don't really have a life and a mind of their own.
Quote examples
Chuka Umunna
British Politician
Some people welcome the flexibility of a zero-hours contract. But their growth is symptomatic of a wider issue - increasing job insecurity and falling living standards in David Cameron's Britain.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
Of course Meghan Markle wasn't driven out of this country by racism. It is a ludicrous claim and symptomatic of how ridiculous the must-be-offended-at-all-costs brigade has become.
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George M. Church
American Scientist
Anytime you see somebody keeping a secret, that's symptomatic that something's wrong with the society around them. That means there's discrimination or worse.
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Kevin Richardson
American Musician
Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late.
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