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
Artificial empathy, a concept explored in AI research, aims to model empathic understanding computationally.
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Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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
If layoffs are in your future, the process must be empathic, thoughtful and well coordinated.
—Meg Wheaton, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Collaborators are relationally driven, empathic, and excellent at raising morale and culture.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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
If layoffs are in your future, the process must be empathic, thoughtful and well coordinated.
—Meg Wheaton, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Collaborators are relationally driven, empathic, and excellent at raising morale and culture.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathic
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This, for me, is a viable and compassionate way of supporting your people — those, like Griselda best said, who are the ones consuming your music and buying your concert ticket.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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Through his characters, Fellowes communicates his approval for a more compassionate and inclusive upper crust.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Iran’s missile strike against a U.S. military base in Qatar was met with near-unanimous rebuke in the Middle East, including from sympathetic powers such as Oman.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2025
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Trump and his cabinet members have repeatedly characterized Khalil’s advocacy as antisemitic and as being sympathetic to Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Empathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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