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empathic

adjective as in understanding

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The writing is, at turns, poignant, lively, empathic, and full of wit.

I think there has to be an empathic strike between the reader and the protagonist.

But the desire to nurture is born from blinding selfishness and little or no empathic capacity.

That's right—Assange turns out to be an empathic and talented listener, at least when he's hosting a TV show.

It is an empathic style that earned Blume the devotion of Generation X just as those kids came of age and began craving a guide.

In the empathic paradigm, the subjectivity of the other is "assumed to be as whole and valid as that of the caregiver" (p. 68).

Gadow's contrasting paradigms, empathic and philanthropic, are relevant to this understanding.

But he did feel the wave of emotion that welled from her, impinging directly on his empathic sense.

And the mountain in question, seen from one double its height, will suggest the empathic activity of spreading itself out.

Had a virtually complete case of empathic paralysis when he came to us.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to empathic, such as: compassionate, empathetic, feeling, sensitive, and sympathetic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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