empathetic

adjective

em·​pa·​thet·​ic ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik How to pronounce empathetic (audio)
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
empathetically adverb

Examples of empathetic in a Sentence

an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of empathetic was in 1912

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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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