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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The afternoon's main lesson: Have empathy and compassion for what the people in your screenplay are going through.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Strout packs more empathy onto a single page than most writers scatter throughout an entire book.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
Abby’s just missing a little — or more than a little, but missing the chip of empathy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2024
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Strout packs more empathy onto a single page than most writers scatter throughout an entire book.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
Abby’s just missing a little — or more than a little, but missing the chip of empathy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for empathy
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“Empathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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