empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
Examples of empathetic in a Sentence
an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Captain Pike, who was a straightforward and fairly dull square-jawed hero type in the original Star Trek pilot, has been reinvented by the writers and Anson Mount as a superhumanly empathetic leader who solves problems by trying to understand both his enemies and his allies.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Miller proves to be a likable, empathetic presence as Barry Allen, who uses his powers to go back in time, altering the past to save his parents from their tragic fate.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Biden has historically been praised as an empathetic leader who prides himself in leaning on empathy to build relationships.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The characters, with the exception of Evans’ limelight-basking Human Torch and Chiklis’ empathetic Thing, are blandly underwritten and anemically interpreted.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Miller proves to be a likable, empathetic presence as Barry Allen, who uses his powers to go back in time, altering the past to save his parents from their tragic fate.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Biden has historically been praised as an empathetic leader who prides himself in leaning on empathy to build relationships.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathetic
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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