as in compassion
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
He felt great empathy toward the poor.
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Recent Examples of empathy
Your empathy works better with crisp edges.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Kobabe vulnerably shares the most intimate details of eir own puberty and beyond to educate, foster empathy, and—most importantly—offer support to anyone on their own gender journey.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
There was empathy, but also a sense of professional detachment.
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Gene Wojciechowski,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Our erstwhile school bully has to learn a bit of empathy, while Justin gets to teach man’s best frenemy how to be a better person.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for empathy
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Kobabe vulnerably shares the most intimate details of eir own puberty and beyond to educate, foster empathy, and—most importantly—offer support to anyone on their own gender journey.
—
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
There was empathy, but also a sense of professional detachment.
—
Gene Wojciechowski,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Our erstwhile school bully has to learn a bit of empathy, while Justin gets to teach man’s best frenemy how to be a better person.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for empathy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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No premature judgment and no overwrought sympathy here.
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The landlord took them out for a McDonald’s pity meal at the end.
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That’s a pity, because with further refinement, Girl, Interrupted could go deeper.
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These displays of simulated compassion can evolve into romance scams or attempts to defraud beneficiaries out of inheritance money.
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Practicing self-compassion – that is, offering yourself warmth, nonjudgment and understanding during stressful and challenging moments – can reduce anxiety, depression and internalized stigma.
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Choose kindness at home, let steadiness lead.
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Cancer June 21 – July 22 Clarity grows as your words find kindness.
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Kaplan hopes better understanding of that pathway eventually could help skin diseases such as chronic eczema.
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After my first World Cup, my understanding of my grandparents’ home country became one-dimensional, existing solely through the lens of soccer.
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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