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Synonyms & Antonyms of empathetic
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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- brutal,
- grim,
- hard-bitten,
- hard-boiled,
- harsh,
- oppressive,
- rough,
- severe,
- stern,
- tough,
- ungentle,
- unrelenting
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The first known use of empathetic was in 1912
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