as in sympathy
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
Research touts other benefits of reading to children, such as expanding their background knowledge and developing empathy.
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Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
This reflection fosters empathy within us and compels us to give generously to those in need.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Noah Davis’s premature death in 2015, at just 32, deprived the world of a singular talent whose work combined technical mastery with a profound empathy for everyday life.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
This reflection fosters empathy within us and compels us to give generously to those in need.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Noah Davis’s premature death in 2015, at just 32, deprived the world of a singular talent whose work combined technical mastery with a profound empathy for everyday life.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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Then another letter arrived — this one from my credit card company, offering sympathies to my wife.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The sympathies of the characters waver or shift with every new rumor, and ours do the same as the truth is revealed in dribs and drabs via flashback.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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None of that, obviously, defines them as people or reduces them to objects of pity.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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The woman hummed softly, lower lip jutting out, expression a little too close to pity for Sam’s liking.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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As Hoque reminds us, transcending the AI temptation means intentionally guiding innovation with purpose, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to human dignity.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Venus moves direct in Pisces on April 12: Infuse your routines with compassion.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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