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
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Recent Examples of empathic
In a world of rising authoritarian politics and policies, the filmmaker presents the story of a newspaper as a textbook for resistance, reminding us that democratic and empathic values are not negotiable.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Over the course of two seasons, the writing of the show and the actress performing the role turned the Grim Reaper into more of a caregiver who guides human souls to the beyond with a kind smile and empathic warmth.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz had been tipping his slider, and the Yankees used some empathic motions to relay the pitch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
The vet team was very empathic and respectful of the atmosphere.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Over the course of two seasons, the writing of the show and the actress performing the role turned the Grim Reaper into more of a caregiver who guides human souls to the beyond with a kind smile and empathic warmth.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz had been tipping his slider, and the Yankees used some empathic motions to relay the pitch.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
The vet team was very empathic and respectful of the atmosphere.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathic
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In all of those cases, the patients had run out of other options, and the organs were transplanted not through a standard clinical trial, but under special rules that permit compassionate use of experimental therapies for people in especially dire situations.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pure techno-solutionism falls short; building compassionate, regenerative AI demands philosophical and ethical rigor alongside technical excellence.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The original novel includes material that’s sympathetic to the aims of the women’s movement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Empathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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