English adjective: compassionate | |||
| 1. | compassionate showing or having compassion | ||
| Samples | Heard the soft and compassionate voices of women. | ||
| Similar | caring, nurturant, tenderhearted | ||
| See also | humane, merciful, sympathetic | ||
| Antonyms | uncompassionate | ||
English verb: compassionate | |||
| 1. | compassionate (emotion) share the suffering of | ||
| Synonyms | condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grieve, sorrow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | care, commiserate, sympathise, sympathize | ||