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
Her empathetic approach and careful unfolding of Dean’s story — particularly the bond between mother and son — reflect the very best of British documentary filmmaking.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
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
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
And, ironically, those who address their anxiety head-on often emerge as stronger, more empathetic leaders.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
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
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
And, ironically, those who address their anxiety head-on often emerge as stronger, more empathetic leaders.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
Adjective
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For 55 years, the characters of Sesame Street have taught us how to count, how to read — and as importantly, how to be kind, empathic and compassionate.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Here’s to more humane, efficient and compassionate processes in the future crafted by politicians on both sides of the aisle.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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On social media, where content creators have been dissecting the case, some commenters have been distressingly sympathetic to Diddy’s defense.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
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There’s not a single sympathetic White character in the film.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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