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compassionate
adjective as in having tender feelings
Strongest matches
benevolent, charitable, humane, merciful, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted
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Weak matches
all heart, being big, bleeding-heart, commiserative, going easy on, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, living with, old softie, piteous, responsive, soft-shell, softhearted, tenderhearted
Example Sentences
It doesn’t take much to transform a room of jaded strangers into a representative slice of compassionate humanity.
Derisive in tone it may be, but the lasting impression of “Rashomon” is of Kurosawa’s compassionate concern for human beings.
To assure universal peace and brotherhood, he orders up a compassionate euthanasia of clingers who refuse to give up their old beliefs and threaten the new religion of man worshiping man.
They said some banks had gone to significant lengths to protect customers against romance fraud, but advised further measures, such as better detection and monitoring systems, identifying vulnerability early on, and compassionate aftercare.
These accomplishments demonstrate how scientific rigor combined with compassionate leadership can transform struggling institutions into thriving centers of excellence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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