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Another word for compassionate

compassionate Synonyms

compassionate

modif.

merciful, humane, sympathetic, tender; see humane 1, kind, merciful 1. See syn. study at tender.

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Another word for compassionate

adjective

Feeling or expressing pity:
commiserative, condolatory, pitying, sympathetic. (Archaic) piteous, pitiful. See feelings, pity
Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering:
charitable, human, humane, humanitarian, merciful. See attitude, kind

verb

To experience or express compassion:

ache, commiserate, feel, pity, sympathize, yearn. Idioms: be sorry, have (or take) pity. See pity

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The compassionate side of me hates to see good people turned bad.
Jade was everything he admired: brave, compassionate, dedicated.
(2) Praise be [literally " is "] to God, the Lord of the worlds, (3) the compassionate compassioner, (4) the Sovereign of the day of judgment.
He wondered if this beautiful, loving, compassionate wife of his whom he loved so dearly, was really capable of killing another human being.
Tender, compassionate, weak, like a human, and failing miserably to take my place.

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