1
as in benevolent
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a compassionate person by nature
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2
as in sympathetic
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
a compassionate smile made the refugees feel a little better
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as in to pity
to have sympathy for
a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains
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Recent Examples of compassionate
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
My wife and children were really compassionate and understanding and supportive all the way through.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2023
He was recognized by Duke as being a competitor on the field and compassionate off it.
—J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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Adjective
Estranged from his daughter, Delaney encounters compassionate outreach worker Emma (Cline) and boxing coach Berne (Eddie Arrazola), and is offered one last fight.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
My wife and children were really compassionate and understanding and supportive all the way through.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Yet while 67% of white people who are eligible for PrEP are on it, only 8% eligible Black people are, often citing lack of access to healthcare or to compassionate healthcare.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2023
He was recognized by Duke as being a competitor on the field and compassionate off it.
—J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassionate
Adjective
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There is, equally, a certain childish hope that Vuong’s reader will approach him with the benevolent incomprehension of a maternal figure.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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This allowed people to keep believing in a fundamentally benevolent government despite their experiences.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Chu—who also signed the letter and whose own appearance at the Y was cancelled amid mass resignations provoked by the Nguyen incident—is sympathetic to Nguyen, and moved by the bravery of the employees who resigned in protest.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Last week, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, most of the justices sounded extremely sympathetic to religious parents who objected to books being taught in public schools that have LGBTQ characters.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Which isn’t to suggest that we’re asked to pity him.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2025
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Just thinking about the poor suckers who had to guard her in high school makes Fudd pity them.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Paige makes the astute observation that Craig and Kyle are similar and need to be prodded along with kind words and attention with everything that happens.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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If the fates are kind, the Avs have learned at least two things from the sheer agony of the past weekend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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Turns out that generative AI can appear to be empathetic via computational wordsmithing, see my discussion at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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That was a theme that ran through the Music City event, which celebrated four of Nashville’s most empathetic and philanthropic stars, as well as a good number of behind-the-scenes creatives and industry leaders who count as fairly heroic themselves.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The humane society believes he may have been born blind.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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The all-white pup has spent 281 days — much of her short life — in the humane society’s care, shelter officials said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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If layoffs are in your future, the process must be empathic, thoughtful and well coordinated.—
Meg Wheaton,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Collaborators are relationally driven, empathic, and excellent at raising morale and culture.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For all its thoughtful flourishes, a meal at Kabawa feels easygoing and joyous.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The experience reflects the same thoughtful curation found throughout one of Waikiki’s most exclusive boutique hotels, where nine residential-style suites, each an entire floor with private elevator access, redefine oceanfront luxury.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Compassionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassionate. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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