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
The vet team was very empathic and respectful of the atmosphere.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
So even if their market research is off, their final product still ends up working because it’s grounded in an empathic understanding of the customer.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
According to a report from Catalyst, employees with highly empathic senior leaders report significantly higher engagement.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One psychological explanation for why empathic people experience fatigue and even burnout is that empathy involves a kind of mirroring of other people’s mental life, a mirroring that can be physically unpleasant.
—Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
So even if their market research is off, their final product still ends up working because it’s grounded in an empathic understanding of the customer.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
According to a report from Catalyst, employees with highly empathic senior leaders report significantly higher engagement.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One psychological explanation for why empathic people experience fatigue and even burnout is that empathy involves a kind of mirroring of other people’s mental life, a mirroring that can be physically unpleasant.
—Colin Marshall, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathic
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The solution is compassionate directness—being honest while still showing care.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Burg Simpson’s compassionate, experienced team learns more about potential clients’ unique circumstances and evaluates each case on its own individual facts.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even for Southern Baptists who aren’t sympathetic toward Hunt and Sills, the legal costs to fight those cases have led to an overall diminished appetite for implementing and funding certain reform.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Maggie Carney is a comic delight as Elizabeth, the household’s sympathetic but highly disciplined head housekeeper.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Empathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathic. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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