RUTH Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

ruth

noun

ˈrüth

Definition of ruth

as in kindness

the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune listening to your flippant comments about the homeless, I wonder if you have any ruth

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Recent Examples of ruth Her sensitive and sublime renderings of such states in her fiction and poetry exemplify this ruth. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

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Noun

In fact, avoiding a necessary conversation often isn’t kindness at all.

— Farida Abjani, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Now, his family and the local community are mourning the teen known for his extraordinary kindness.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of kindness

Noun

The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Gunn’s way of watching and noticing with the full weight of pure sympathy makes its way, with chiseled care, into a reticent eloquence.

— Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of sympathy

Noun

Her legacy of compassion and understanding will live on in her charities Childline and the Silverline, and through those of us who were lucky enough to love and be loved by her.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Are any of them capturing its denizens with a compassion their subjects can’t themselves reciprocate?

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of compassion

Noun

The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
The most effective nonprofits lead with both heart and purpose while staying focused on delivering meaningful results.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of heart

Noun

All eyes were trained in my direction, watching my every move, all conveying their pity.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Years later, Nelson is married to Linda (pity poor Tatyana Ali, saddled with an almost comically underwritten, saintly-supportive-partner role) and is raising her son as his own.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of pity

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