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empathic

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Synonyms & Antonyms of empathic

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 for empathic

commiserative,
compassionate,
empathetic,
humane,
sympathetic,
understanding

Words Related to empathic

feeling,
perceptive,
sensitive

considerate,
gentle,
softhearted,
tender,
tenderhearted,
warm,
warmhearted

benevolent,
benignant,
bighearted,
charitable,
kind,
kindhearted,
kindly,
largehearted,
magnanimous

clement,
lenient,
merciful,
tolerant

pitying,
ruthful

congenial,
cordial,
friendly,
genial,
good-natured,
good-tempered,
gracious,
well-disposed

affectionate,
loving

Near Antonyms for empathic

inconsiderate,
insensitive,
thoughtless,
unthinking

aloof,
cool,
indifferent,
uncaring,
uninterested

unaffectionate,
unfriendly,
unloving

merciless,
pitiless,
ruthless

bigoted,
blinkered,
narrow-minded,
small-minded

brutal,
grim,
hard-bitten,
hard-boiled,
harsh,
oppressive,
rough,
severe,
stern,
tough,
ungentle,
unrelenting

abusive,
acrimonious,
disagreeable,
hateful,
hostile,
ill-natured,
ill-tempered,
malevolent,
malicious,
mean,
rancorous,
spiteful,
surly,
unkind,
virulent

Antonyms for empathic

callous,
cold-blooded,
coldhearted,
hard,
hard-hearted,
heartless,
inhuman,
inhumane,
insensate,
obdurate,
unfeeling,
unsympathetic

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