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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Uzo is caring, curious … and most of all, empathetic.
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Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Research shows empathetic leadership significantly boosts satisfaction and retention.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
In the time since the company was founded, online discourse has hardly become more empathetic, and America’s divisions haven’t healed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
The key is being open and empathetic, and opting for a dialogue instead of presenting hard-and-fast rules.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
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Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Research shows empathetic leadership significantly boosts satisfaction and retention.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
In the time since the company was founded, online discourse has hardly become more empathetic, and America’s divisions haven’t healed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
The key is being open and empathetic, and opting for a dialogue instead of presenting hard-and-fast rules.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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