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Synonyms for empathy
ˈɛm pə θiem·pa·thy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. empathynoun

    understanding and entering into another's feelings

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  1. List of paraphrases for "empathy":

    sympathy, compassion, empathetic, caring

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How to use empathy in a sentence?

  1. School Janice Eddy:

    Those animals are very much about supporting the children just to be in touch with the animals to understand empathy, to learn to care for them, to nurture the animals, so we've got two families of rescued rabbits, and that children care for all children have access to, to the rabbits, and we also have battery hens.

  2. Lance Armstrong:

    This is why I have a ton of empathy and respect for you.

  3. Sanaa Lathan:

    We hope to entertain and get people's hearts and minds open to have more compassion and empathy for others, shots Fired.

  4. Kim Fish:

    The best of humanity was really on display after Sandy, and neighbors were helping each other recover around the clock, i just hope we don't have to wait for the next superstorm to show that kind of empathy and solve this crisis.

  5. Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon:

    There's some anger. I don't think we've really started healing. I see more outpouring of love and empathy and sympathy.


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