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Synonyms for compassion
kəmˈpæʃ əncom·pas·sion

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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.

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

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

    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

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

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

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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. compassionnoun

    Synonyms:
    pity, commiseration, sympathy, tenderness, kindness, kindliness, clemency, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion, melting mood

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 2 votes

  1. compassionnoun

    Synonyms:
    pity, sympathy, commiseration, condolence mercy

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "compassion":

    sympathy, compassionate, caring, empathy, mercy, warm-heartedness, pity

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How to use compassion in a sentence?

  1. Goa Kerle:

    Don 't put mediocrity, insensitivity and tradition before sound reason and compassion.

  2. Ayanna Pressley:

    The remarks from the occupant of our White House --I will always refer to him as the occupant as he is only occupying space, and does not embody the grace, the empathy, the compassion, the integrity that that office requires and that the American people deserve.

  3. Mike Pence:

    I would find all of that dialogue to be absurd and frankly offensive, it is the greatest honor of my life to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with the 45th President of the United States. To see his leadership every day, to see the compassion that he has for the American people every day. I would dismiss that out of hand and tell you that I'm just, I'm so excited about the progress that we've been made strengthening this country, protecting this country, reviving this country's economy and all credit goes to President Donald Trump.

  4. Mickey Mehta:

    There is enough room in the sky to accommodate as many stars, to shine. Stop the rush and chase, approach life with compassion and be unfazed. Reach out there and spread the light of your unique talent, brilliance of your art and let this world be illuminized, get MickeyMized.

  5. George Gascón:

    Those who show no compassion for human life will face serious consequences, the murder of Brianna Kupfer has left Los Angeles devastated and my office is reaching out to Brianna Kupfer family to provide any services they may need.


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