Antonyms for compassionate
kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt; -ˌneɪtcom·pas·sion·ate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. compassionateadjective

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

2. compassionateadjective

   having, feeling of showing compassion; sympathetic

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

3. compassionateadjective

   given to someone because of a domestic emergency, especially in the phrase compassionate leave

   Synonyms:
   ruthful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. compassionate

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. compassionateverb

   showing or having compassion

   "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

   Antonyms:
   uncompassionate, hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling

2. feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize withverb

   share the suffering of

   Antonyms:
   hardhearted, uncompassionate, stonyhearted, unfeeling

   Synonyms:
   condole with, feel for, sympathize with, pity

How to use compassionate in a sentence?

1. Steve Maraboli:

   Sometimes silence can be the strongest and most compassionate answer."

2. Ashley Jodell:

   She was here and mattered. Knowing someone reads her name and learns about her means so much, little things can change a person’s day. It’s what life is about, being kind, loving and compassionate towards others.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   To be always right, be compassionate and kind.

4. Don Lemon:

   How refreshing, how human, how compassionate, how American.

5. Patricia Perkins:

   Morris Jeff is a strong school community and we will unite to help each other heal, every day, we teach our children to solve their differences with their words and to be compassionate toward each other. Our graduates will make a difference in this world because they learn to see each other as equal human beings. This resolve is only stronger after today's violence.

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