empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
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an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Customer Support: Enabling empathetic interactions by detecting customer frustration or satisfaction in real time.
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Praveen Gujar, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jack is compassionate, empathetic and gives the best hugs.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
This movie manages to be beautifully empathetic to both Santosh and Geeta’s perspectives.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Attendees sat silently, listening to stories from friends and family about how kind, generous and empathetic West was.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Praveen Gujar, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jack is compassionate, empathetic and gives the best hugs.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
This movie manages to be beautifully empathetic to both Santosh and Geeta’s perspectives.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Attendees sat silently, listening to stories from friends and family about how kind, generous and empathetic West was.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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