What are some opposite words for compassion?

Antonyms for compassion
kəmˈpæʃ əncom·pas·sion

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term compassion.

Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. compassionnoun

    Synonyms:
    ruth, mercy, kindness, sorrow, empathy, tenderheartedness, heart, pity

  2. compassionnoun

    Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it

    Synonyms:
    tenderheartedness, empathy, pity, mercy, ruth, sorrow, kindness, heart

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. compassion

    Mercy is the exercise of less severity than one deserves, or in a more extended sense, the granting of kindness or favor beyond what one may rightly claim. Grace is favor, kindness, or blessing shown to the undeserving; forgiveness, mercy, and pardon are exercised toward the ill-deserving. Pardon remits the outward penalty which the offender deserves; forgiveness dismisses resentment or displeasure from the heart of the one offended; mercy seeks the highest possible good of the offender. There may be mercy without pardon, as in the mitigation of sentence, or in all possible alleviation of necessary severity; there may be cases where pardon would not be mercy, since it would encourage to repetition of the offense, from which timely punishment might have saved. Mercy is also used in the wider sense of refraining from harshness or cruelty toward those who are in one's power without fault of their own; as, they besought the robber to have mercy. Clemency is a colder word than mercy, and without its religious associations, signifying mildness and moderation in the use of power where severity would have legal or military, rather than moral sanction; it often denotes a habitual mildness of disposition on the part of the powerful, and is matter rather of good nature or policy than of principle. Leniency or lenity denotes an easy-going avoidance of severity; these words are more general and less magisterial than clemency; we should speak of the leniency of a parent, the clemency of a conqueror. Compare PITY.

    Antonyms:
    cruelty, hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeance

    Synonyms:
    benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness

    Preposition:
    The mercy of God to or toward sinners; have mercy on or upon one.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 3 votes

  1. compassion

    Antonyms:
    hardheartedness, unforgiveness, cruelty, antipathy, denunciation, condemnation, vindictiveness, retaliation

    Synonyms:
    pity, sympathy, condolence, tenderness, fellow-feeling, commiseration, pardon

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. compassion, compassionatenessnoun

    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

    Synonyms:
    compassionateness, pity

  2. compassion, pitynoun

    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

    Synonyms:
    shame, commiseration, pathos, compassionateness, pity, ruth

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 2 votes

  1. compassionnoun

    Synonyms:
    pity, sympathy, commiseration, condolence mercy

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. self-pity

    the ability to understand the suffering of others

    Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use compassion in a sentence?

  1. Frank Gabrin:

    I now believe that compassion fatigue is a misnomer and that the real name for this condition should be empathetic overload, i also believe that compassion fatigue and burnout need never occur, and if they do, there is a clear path back to solid emotional health. I believe that I have found the path that will quickly bring us all back from burnout and I am extremely passionate about sharing what I have learned with all of you.

  2. Clifford Villalon:

    There's hate in the word earth. But the art, heart and heat of man's compassion can never be replaced by hate.

  3. Brandon Allen:

    You hear the stuff that he says and you just know you have to fend for yourself. He has no compassion.

  4. Karen Clark:

    We don't see this as political at all, we see this as theological, we know that this infant baby Jesus... grew up to be a Christ who calls us to compassion for our neighbor, compassion for one another.

  5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

    Compassion is of little value if it just remains an idea. It must motivate how we respond to others and be reflected in all our thoughts and actions.

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#23183retaliation
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