Meanings
comparative more empathetic · superlative most empathetic
- Showing empathy for others, recognizing their feelings.
And where does kindness come from? Are you born with it? Or can you learn to be compassionate and empathetic?
2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPRSynonyms: empathic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveShowing empathy for others, recognizing their feelings.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshowing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states
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Origin
Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish empatético
- empatéticoempathic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with empathetic
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empathetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathetic
“empathetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empathetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathetic.
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