empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
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an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Urgent, unsettling and empathetic.
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The Na’vi are portrayed as empathetic and spiritual people who protect the earth and cherish its resources, much like the Native Americans Cameron based them on.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Both take an empathetic approach to encounters between Humankind and extraterrestrials and provide noble intellectual ingredients for hope eternal.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
His images of dislocation, erasure, chemical defoliation, and the militarization of daily life are paired with analytical and empathetic commentary.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The Na’vi are portrayed as empathetic and spiritual people who protect the earth and cherish its resources, much like the Native Americans Cameron based them on.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Both take an empathetic approach to encounters between Humankind and extraterrestrials and provide noble intellectual ingredients for hope eternal.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
His images of dislocation, erasure, chemical defoliation, and the militarization of daily life are paired with analytical and empathetic commentary.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathetic
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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