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
Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Because of the skills that neurodiverse individuals can bring to the workplace — hyperfocus, creativity, empathy and niche expertise, just to name a few — some research suggests that organizations prioritizing inclusivity in this space generate nearly one-fifth higher revenue.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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Similarly, unhoused patients are either sources of spectacle (the first season’s man with rats nesting in his clothing) or figures whose primary function is to showcase the nurses’ compassion.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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With the perfect blend of dark humor and compassion for her characters, Schumacher writes of the absurdity of the human experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lilleaas shares her character’s sympathy for the inability of different generations to connect.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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No sympathy for Maduro Maduro, the ruthless dictator arrested with his wife and flown to New York for trial, deserves no sympathy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Squid Game is an elimination game, but there are these moments of deep altruism and kindness even amongst it.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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The space is charming, and the entire team radiates warmth and kindness.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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After the 2025 playoffs are over, there should be a better understanding whether the pros outweighed the cons with the new playoff brackets.—
Cecil Joyce,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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The word salad of an assessment, based on an overwhelmingly white and wealthy cohort, has since guided billions of dollars in investor capital and serves as a nearly-undisputed foundation for a mainstream understanding of popular culture.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their tone held no plea, nor wish for pity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Posting for Pity My grandmother always said nobody likes a pity party—and etiquette expert Jodi RR Smith agrees.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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