Symptomatic is most commonly followed by of to show that something is evidence of a condition or problem. Other prepositions are usually incorrect or belong to different sentence structures.
Use symptomatic of when something indicates a disease, condition, or wider problem. Symptomatic at, for, in, and with are generally not standard combinations directly after symptomatic.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Symptomatic of means that something is a sign or indication of another condition.
This pattern is often used for social, political, or organisational problems.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Symptomatic is normally followed by of when describing signs or indicators.
✕ The behaviour is symptomatic for anxiety. ✓ The behaviour is symptomatic of anxiety.Symptomatic often means 'showing evidence of' rather than simply 'ill'.
✓ The decline is symptomatic of deeper problems.At may introduce time or place, but not the main adjective pattern.
✕ The rash is symptomatic at infection. ✓ The rash is symptomatic of infection.With sometimes appears in medical writing, but of is the standard choice for indicating a condition.
✕ She is symptomatic with flu. ✓ Her symptoms are symptomatic of flu.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It means that something is evidence or a sign of another condition or problem.
It appears in some medical contexts, but symptomatic of is the standard and more widely accepted pattern.
Yes. It is often used metaphorically for social, political, or organisational problems.
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