Defenition of the word compassionate

• Defenition of the word compassionate

  • Having or showing compassion.
  • To feel regret and sorrow for someone else because of their suffering or misfortune.
  • showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
  • showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances; "compassionate leave"; "considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
  • showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
  • share the suffering of
  • showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child''s mother was a compassionate act"
  • showing or having compassion

Synonyms for the word compassionate

• • benevolent
  • caring
  • concerned
  • condole with
  • considerate
  • empathetic
  • feel for
  • feeling
  • gentle
  • kind
  • kindhearted
  • kindly
  • pity
  • sympathetic
  • sympathize with

Similar words in the compassionate

• • caring
  • compassionate
  • compassionately
  • humane
  • merciful
  • nurturant
  • pitying
  • sorry
  • sorry for
  • sorry for(p)
  • sympathetic
  • tenderhearted

Hyponyms for the word compassionate

• • care
  • commiserate
  • sympathise
  • sympathize

Hypernyms for the word compassionate

• • grieve
  • sorrow

Antonyms for the word compassionate

• • uncompassionate

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