as in sympathy
the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions
He felt great empathy toward the poor.
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Recent Examples of empathy
Universities must recommit themselves to intellectual discipline, ensuring that empathy is balanced by reason.
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Kevin Waldman, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
At times, Abbott’s optimism borders on utopianism in contrast with the current state of the world, but the show remains grounded in reality through its battles with external issues and commitment to the belief that empathy and care will always triumph in the bleakest circumstances.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Enclosed by prison-like scaffolding, viewers experience both empathy and entrapment, transforming the piece into a rehearsal for real-life resistance.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Videos show kids who display empathy toward the parent who doesn’t get a cookie, like one TikTok video featuring a little girl who comforts and shares with her mom.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Waldman, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
At times, Abbott’s optimism borders on utopianism in contrast with the current state of the world, but the show remains grounded in reality through its battles with external issues and commitment to the belief that empathy and care will always triumph in the bleakest circumstances.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Enclosed by prison-like scaffolding, viewers experience both empathy and entrapment, transforming the piece into a rehearsal for real-life resistance.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Videos show kids who display empathy toward the parent who doesn’t get a cookie, like one TikTok video featuring a little girl who comforts and shares with her mom.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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And some had sympathy for what seemed like his intuitive habit, urging the creator and others in the comments to avoid judgement based on his past.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Micron Technology fell 7% and 1%, respectively, in sympathy.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The film doesn’t ask for sympathy for this family or present them as objects of pity.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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But Luca’s whole vibe doesn’t exactly invite empathy, and Fisk takes no pity on the guy.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Putting yourself in the other person’s shoes with compassion can be extremely helpful.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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While Mateo's future had once been uncertain, his viral story has shown the difference compassion can make.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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