as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Recent Examples of empathetic
However, not everyone is empathetic enough to understand that this pain is ongoing.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
His personality is exuberant, empathetic, and self-obsessed.
—Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
These developments could lead to more empathetic virtual assistants, more responsive healthcare bots and safer autonomous systems.
—Harshal Shah, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
These challenges have given her a nuanced perspective on life, enabling her to contribute to Nashville's music industry revival with an authentic and empathetic approach to embracing change.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
His personality is exuberant, empathetic, and self-obsessed.
—Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
These developments could lead to more empathetic virtual assistants, more responsive healthcare bots and safer autonomous systems.
—Harshal Shah, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
These challenges have given her a nuanced perspective on life, enabling her to contribute to Nashville's music industry revival with an authentic and empathetic approach to embracing change.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathetic
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Companies like Google and Salesforce offer extensive parental leave programs, recognizing that supporting employees during one of life’s most significant milestones is not only compassionate but smart business.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That means unlearning the language that perpetuates harm and stereotypes, and being more compassionate and humane across the board.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Young Sil is sympathetic, the result of an unethical science experiment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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Davenport is sympathetic to best-of-five giving women’s tennis a more even platform, but fears that critics of women’s tennis would still dig up something to find fault with.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathetic. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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