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empathetic

Definition for empathetic

adjective as in understanding

Weak matches

empathic, feeling

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But when an empathetic person suddenly withholds affection, it’s perceived as an act of unkindness.

By all accounts Venkatesham's empathetic and kind-natured persona came as a major comfort to Arsenal employees from top to bottom of the club.

From BBC

“I found my community here, a place of loving, supportive and empathetic people. Nudist or not, that’s hard to find.”

Knox has established herself as a talented writer and a thoughtful, empathetic voice speaking on behalf of the wrongly accused, including herself.

From Salon

Peanuts,’ like ‘Mister Rogers,’ presents an empathetic and nuanced, not dumbed-down view of the world, and that is rare for kids programming,” he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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