Meaning & use
compassionate
Showing deep sympathy and concern for the suffering or misfortune of others.
See it in a sentence
The compassionate nurse stayed after her shift to comfort the frightened patient.
His compassionate response to the homeless man's story moved everyone in the room.
A note on using this word
Compassionate implies both feeling sympathy and acting on it, unlike 'sympathetic,' which can remain purely emotional.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
callous
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