Antonyms for compassionate
kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt; -ˌneɪtcom·pas·sion·ate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. compassionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

2. compassionateadjective

   having, feeling of showing compassion; sympathetic

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

3. compassionateadjective

   given to someone because of a domestic emergency, especially in the phrase compassionate leave

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. compassionate

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. compassionateverb

   showing or having compassion

   "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

   Antonyms:
   uncompassionate, hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling

2. feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize withverb

   share the suffering of

   Antonyms:
   hardhearted, uncompassionate, stonyhearted, unfeeling

   Synonyms:
   condole with, feel for, sympathize with, pity

How to use compassionate in a sentence?

1. Gideon McKean:

   CLICK HERE FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE McKean was the daughter of RFKs oldest child, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former Maryland lieutenant governor. Gideon was deeply compassionate, declining to sing childrens songs if they contained a hint of animals or people being treated cruelly.

2. Charlie Crist:

   Karla Hernández-Mats wasn't just Karla Hernández-Mats, Karla Hernández-Mats was a teacher of special needs children. American Federation of Teachers's American Federation of Teachers, american Federation of Teachers's a heart, caring, loving, empathetic, compassionate -- American Federation of Teachers's what we don't have in the governor's office right now.

3. Joe Harding:

   The biggest danger and the biggest lie is that what the opposition to the bill is saying that you can't be pro-parent and compassionate and tolerant to the LGBTQ community.

4. Eduardo Bruera:

   It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of life that when the doctor needs to give the patient bad news, the perception of that patient may be that of a less compassionate doctor.

5. Jeb Bush:

   That is not a compassionate situation. Congress has every right to investigate these abuses.

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