as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Recent Examples of empathetic
Some people may become less empathetic, while others may have a hard time regulating their emotions.
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Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
All the more reason why the Water sign is empathetic and compassionate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
Captain Pike, who was a straightforward and fairly dull square-jawed hero type in the original Star Trek pilot, has been reinvented by the writers and Anson Mount as a superhumanly empathetic leader who solves problems by trying to understand both his enemies and his allies.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
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Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
All the more reason why the Water sign is empathetic and compassionate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 16 July 2025
Captain Pike, who was a straightforward and fairly dull square-jawed hero type in the original Star Trek pilot, has been reinvented by the writers and Anson Mount as a superhumanly empathetic leader who solves problems by trying to understand both his enemies and his allies.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
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Companies like Google and Salesforce offer extensive parental leave programs, recognizing that supporting employees during one of life’s most significant milestones is not only compassionate but smart business.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That means unlearning the language that perpetuates harm and stereotypes, and being more compassionate and humane across the board.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Following that and other bruising political fights, Council President Mitra Jalali — who was mostly seen as sympathetic to the mayor — resigned in March.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
25 July 2025
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Within France, a country that has long held a sympathetic position toward the Palestinian cause, recognizing Palestinian statehood won’t be a controversial move.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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