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empathetic

Definition for empathetic

adjective as in understanding

Weak matches

empathic, feeling

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“We should try to be more empathetic to people with different worldviews because you never really know what those people are going through,” he says.

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"I think you’ve got to be really empathetic to that situation," said Tandy, who is preparing for Autumn Nations Series matches against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.

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The Pope was "quite empathetic" hearing the story of a woman abused at a Catholic residential school for Indigenous children in Canada, and "tender" about Hickey's own experience, they added.

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“Nashville has really spectacular musicians, who are very empathetic, incredibly skilled,” Leadon says.

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Patients who found it difficult to talk about their problems in the office opened up once they got in the water with these empathetic mammals.

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

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