Compassionate synonyms | Best 43 synonyms for compassionate

merciful

Full of mercy; compassionate:

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humane

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

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kind (related)

Affectionate, showing benevolence.

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sympathetic

Relating to or being vibrations, especially musical tones, produced in one body by energy from a nearby vibrating body and having the same frequency as the vibration of the nearby body.

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merciless (antonym)

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

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uncompassionate (antonym)

Not compassionate.

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tender

Painful; sore:

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mean (antonym)

Tending toward or characterized by cruelty or violence:

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hard (antonym)

Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:

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tyrannous (antonym)

Characterized by tyranny; despotic.

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commiserative

Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy

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caring (related)

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condolatory

Offering condolence.

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harsh (antonym)

Disagreeable to the sense of sight:

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pitying

Feeling or expressing pity

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piteous

Demanding or arousing pity:

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pitiful

(Archaic) Filled with pity or compassion.

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charitable

Of, for, or concerned with charity:

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human

Human means someone or something that is related to or associated with people or humanity.

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humanitarian

Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

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ache

Ache means to feel persistent sadness, pain, discomfort or desire, either physically or mentally.

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commiserate

To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).

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feel

To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.

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pity

To feel pity for or on account of:

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sympathize

To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another

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yearn

To have a strong, often sad longing:

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be sorry

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have (or take) pity

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feelings (related)

Feeling or expressing pity

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feel-for

(Idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with.

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condole with

share the suffering of

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sympathize with

share the suffering of

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selfless (related)

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unselfish (related)

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respectful (related)

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compassion (related)

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thoughtful (related)

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dignified (related)

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cruel (antonym)

(Slang) Cool; awesome; neat.

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hateful (antonym)

(Informal) Very unpleasant or unappealing:

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indifferent (antonym)

Not really good; rather poor or bad

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attitude (related)

Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering

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self-sacrificing (related)

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