Compassionate synonyms

kəm-păsh'ə-nĭt

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humane
Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
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merciful
Full of mercy; compassionate:
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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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kind (related)
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
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uncompassionate (antonym)
Not compassionate.
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tender
Painful; sore:
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merciless (antonym)
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless
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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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mean (antonym)
Tending toward or characterized by cruelty or violence:
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harsh (antonym)
Disagreeable to the sense of sight:
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commiserative
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
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condolatory
Offering condolence.
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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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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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caring (related)
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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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Compassionate Sentence Examples

  • 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 was naturally compassionate towards objects in distress even to an effeminate measure; though God had made him a heart wherein was left little room for fear,.

  • He wondered if this beautiful, loving, compassionate wife of his whom he loved so dearly, was really capable of killing another human being.

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