Analysis Complete

compassionate

/ compassionate /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
showing or having compassion
"heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
Similar:
caring nurturant tenderhearted pitying sorry sorry for(p)
Opposites:
uncompassionate
See also:
merciful sympathetic
adjective satellite Sense 2
showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances
"compassionate leave"
"considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties"
Similar:
humane
adjective satellite Sense 3
showing merciful compassion
"sparing the child''s mother was a compassionate act"
Similar:
merciful
verb Sense 4
share the suffering of
Type of:
grieve sorrow
Kinds of:
commiserate sympathize sympathise care
Derived:
compassion compassionateness pity commiseration ruth
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

caring nurturant tenderhearted pitying sorry sorry for(p) uncompassionate humane merciful grieve sorrow commiserate