empathic

em·path·ic

adjective \em-ˈpa-thik, im-\

Definition of EMPATHIC

: empathetic

— em·path·ic·al·ly \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of EMPATHIC

1. <gave an empathic nod as I recounted my repeated efforts to land a decent-paying job in a tough economy>

First Known Use of EMPATHIC

1909

Related to EMPATHIC

Synonyms

commiserative, compassionate, empathetic, sympathetic, humane, understanding

Antonyms

callous, cold-blooded, coldhearted, hard, hard-hearted, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, obdurate, unfeeling, unsympathetic

Related Words

feeling, perceptive, sensitive; considerate, gentle, softhearted, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted; benevolent, benignant, bighearted, charitable, kind, kindhearted, kindly, largehearted, magnanimous; clement, lenient, merciful, tolerant; pitying, ruthful; congenial, cordial, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, well-disposed; affectionate, loving

Near Antonyms

inconsiderate, insensitive, thoughtless, unthinking; aloof, cool, indifferent, uncaring, uninterested; unaffectionate, unfriendly, unloving; merciless, pitiless, ruthless; bigoted, blinkered, narrow-minded, small-minded; brutal, grim, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, harsh, oppressive, rough, severe, stern, tough, ungentle, unrelenting; abusive, acrimonious, disagreeable, hateful, hostile, ill-natured, ill-tempered, malevolent, malicious, mean, rancorous, spiteful, surly, unkind, virulent

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

em·path·ic

adjective \em-ˈpath-ik, im-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EMPATHIC

: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy

—em·path·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb