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
Ganesh was thrilled to show a deeper, different side to Mohan, who is always depicted as being a very empathetic doctor, prioritizing her patients above all else.
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 June 2026
Does that make Charlie less empathetic?
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The curators have enhanced the exhibition’s empathetic overtones by incorporating the voice of the general public.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
The script is glancingly empathetic to Jane’s moral turmoil but like Daniel, the film has made up its mind before the movie started.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 June 2026
Does that make Charlie less empathetic?
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The curators have enhanced the exhibition’s empathetic overtones by incorporating the voice of the general public.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
The script is glancingly empathetic to Jane’s moral turmoil but like Daniel, the film has made up its mind before the movie started.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for empathetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
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And that’s what drove me creatively — to be authentic, but to be compassionate.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Nick Miller, a spokesperson for Rivas, said the Assembly’s goal was to deliver both a responsible and compassionate budget.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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Much to the disdain of the elite, more sympathetic to Ataturk’s vision of a secular republic, Erdogan has steered Turkey’s politics in a decidedly Islamist direction, forging ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and positioning itself as a central power player in the Muslim world.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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Workplaces 'rarely make room' for grief The managers at the next company seemed sympathetic.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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