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

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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

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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

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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

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

   Antonyms:
   hardhearted, uncompassionate, stonyhearted, unfeeling

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1. compassionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   tender, sympathetic, merciful, benignant, gracious, clement, kind, inclined to pity, full of compassion

2. compassionateverb

   Synonyms:
   pity, commiserate

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1. List of paraphrases for "compassionate":

   compassion, merciful, sympathetic, clément, caring, ex-gratia, clemente, sympathy, forgiving, humanitarian

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How to use compassionate in a sentence?

1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children.

2. Blackhawk:

   A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, violent one, the other wolf is the loving compassionate one.' The grandson asked him, 'Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?' The grandfather answered, 'The one I feed.' ~Blackhawk

3. Anonymous, As told in Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes:

   A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one. The grandson asked him, Which wolf will win the fight in your heart? The grandfather answered, The one I feed.

4. Shoshana Bernstein:

   It was such a disconnect. They were so dedicated and committed and compassionate about public health, but there was so much red tape and processes that there didn't seem to be a structure for pivoting from 'that's a great idea' to actually making it happen.

5. Jesse Byrd:

   Kim... led her life based on her faith, she was what I would call a giver -- giver of knowledge, a giver of kindness -- [ a ] compassionate person, a strong person who stood by her values. And she was bold when she needed to speak up when there was an injustice or something that needed to be heard, especially when it came to children. ... She was fun, she was adventurous. She was just a true loving person all the way around.