All compassionate synonyms
com·pas·sion·ate
C c adj compassionate
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- warmhearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
- tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- forbearing — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- sparing — kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
- pitying — Informal. motivated by a sense of pity or sympathy for others or for oneself: to have pity sex with a virgin; to go on a pity date with a loser.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- bleeding heart — If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- kindhearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kindly — having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- piteous — evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- tenderhearted — soft-hearted; sympathetic.
- commiserative — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
adjective compassionate
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- considerate — Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- caring — If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
verb compassionate
- be there for — To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
- tune in — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sympathize — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- feel for — to perceive or examine by touch.
- go along with — permit, consent to
- side with — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- pick up on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- sympathise — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).