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
Expressions of empathy and affection are key in active parenting.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 26 Feb. 2025
This requires focusing on empathy, resilience and career reinvention.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The actress also took a shot at President Donald Trump's attack on diversity, equity and inclusion while discussing the importance of empathy in acting.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Worst Technical Difficulties: Jane Fonda After receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fonda delivered one of her signature speeches by grabbing the microphone and pleading with viewers to practice empathy and truth in a changing world.
—Mike Vulpo, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 26 Feb. 2025
This requires focusing on empathy, resilience and career reinvention.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The actress also took a shot at President Donald Trump's attack on diversity, equity and inclusion while discussing the importance of empathy in acting.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Worst Technical Difficulties: Jane Fonda After receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fonda delivered one of her signature speeches by grabbing the microphone and pleading with viewers to practice empathy and truth in a changing world.
—Mike Vulpo, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empathy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathy
Noun
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Much like filmmaking, which is perhaps why the movie finds sympathy in a tale of concession and economic exploitation.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump certainly lacks admiration for the liberal order’s achievements and sympathy for its basic ethos.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Decades of Palestinian barbarism have eroded the pity reserves of a majority of the Israeli people.—
Uri Kurlianchik,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
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His is a kind of pathetic that inspires neither scorn nor pity, but a universal, sorrowful connection — his yearning for a different face is a consideration of what makes a human being legible and thus able to be understood, known, even loved.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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This is a scandalous example of a broken system where common sense and good judgment were overruled by bad advice, lack of compassion, irresponsible fiscal oversight and a litigious culture.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Was that a genuine show of compassion, or an angle to get into Shauna’s good graces?—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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