empathetic

Meaning

Showing ability to understand and share feelings of others.

showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of others

Example Sentences

She was empathetic towards her friend's struggles.

She is very empathetic towards people in distress.

Synonyms

compassionate, understanding, considerate, sympathetic, sensitive

Entry 1

compassionate, understanding, considerate

Entry 2

compassionate, understanding, sympathetic, sensitive

Antonyms

apathetic, indifferent, uncaring, insensitive

Entry 1

apathetic, indifferent, uncaring

Entry 2

indifferent, insensitive

Collocations

empathetic approach, empathetic listener, empathetic response