as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a good-hearted doctor who regularly sees poor patients for free
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Recent Examples of good-hearted
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments At the other end of the mid-century spectrum is Donna, the town doctor’s good-hearted daughter, cut from the finest girl-next-door cloth.
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Ananda Pellerin, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
For anyone in need of a good-hearted, witty and fabulous time, look no further than the new Hulu comedy series, Mid-Century Modern.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ananda Pellerin, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
For anyone in need of a good-hearted, witty and fabulous time, look no further than the new Hulu comedy series, Mid-Century Modern.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-hearted
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TikToker Bella Bradford Announces Her Own Death at 24 in Video Recorded During 'Final Stages' of Rare Terminal Cancer By Friday, however, her condition had deteriorated so drastically that the only compassionate option left was hospice.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Albert Kim is the founder and CEO of Sota Cloud, pioneering through compassionate innovation.—
Albert Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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But at its core, Wrexham’s rapid rise owes mostly to club stumbling into a relationship with a benevolent benefactor with far more resources than most of its now-former fourth- and fifth-division peers.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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It's long been the stuff of science fiction: humans achieving immortality by uploading their consciousness into a silicon virtual paradise, ruled over by a benevolent super-intelligent AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Paige makes the astute observation that Craig and Kyle are similar and need to be prodded along with kind words and attention with everything that happens.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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If the fates are kind, the Avs have learned at least two things from the sheer agony of the past weekend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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Chu—who also signed the letter and whose own appearance at the Y was cancelled amid mass resignations provoked by the Nguyen incident—is sympathetic to Nguyen, and moved by the bravery of the employees who resigned in protest.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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Last week, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, most of the justices sounded extremely sympathetic to religious parents who objected to books being taught in public schools that have LGBTQ characters.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
30 Apr. 2025
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The experience reflects the same thoughtful curation found throughout one of Waikiki’s most exclusive boutique hotels, where nine residential-style suites, each an entire floor with private elevator access, redefine oceanfront luxury.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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For all its thoughtful flourishes, a meal at Kabawa feels easygoing and joyous.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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“Good-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-hearted. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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