Synonyms of empathic

empathic

adjective

em-ˈpa-thik 

as in compassionate

having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another

gave an empathic nod as I recounted my repeated efforts to land a decent-paying job in a tough economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compassionate
• sympathetic
• empathetic
• understanding
• humane
• gentle
• loving
• affectionate
• warm
• benevolent
• feeling
• commiserative
• perceptive
• sensitive
• gracious
• merciful
• kind
• charitable
• friendly
• considerate
• kindly
• magnanimous
• kindhearted
• tolerant
• lenient
• pitying
• softhearted
• good-natured
• warmhearted
• congenial
• tenderhearted
• bighearted
• benignant
• cordial
• largehearted
• tender
• genial
• good-tempered
• well-disposed
• clement
• ruthful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• callous
• unsympathetic
• inhuman
• heartless
• unfeeling
• insensitive
• inhumane
• obdurate
• hard
• indifferent
• thoughtless
• cold-blooded
• aloof
• unthinking
• insensate
• uncaring
• inconsiderate
• cool
• uninterested
• coldhearted
• unfriendly
• ruthless
• hard-hearted
• pitiless
• unloving
• merciless
• severe
• bigoted
• hostile
• brutal
• unaffectionate
• stern
• oppressive
• harsh
• tough
• unrelenting
• grim
• abusive
• malicious
• malevolent
• virulent
• unkind
• spiteful
• ungentle
• disagreeable
• rough
• surly
• hateful
• acrimonious
• mean
• blinkered
• narrow-minded
• rancorous
• small-minded
• hard-bitten
• hard-boiled
• ill-tempered
• ill-natured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of empathic

Being the one in a relationship to feel like your horse is galloping far ahead of your partner’s can bring its own kind of anxiety and empathic pain. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025

Tom Penn’s empathic drumming and Gabriela García’s occasional ethereal singing provide the soundtrack of French Quarter fear and self-loathing, while Medeleine Girling’s set design consists simply of a wood platform roughly 25 by 25 feet across laying on top of cinderblocks. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025

Overseeing our company's daily operations, aligning initiatives and driving projects with an empathic yet level-headed approach are all tasks that demand a pragmatic mindset. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

And this gives them that opportunity, to be able to sit down with someone who is empathic. —Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025