empathic

adjective/ɛmˈpæθɪk/

Frequency rank: #18,810 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

showing the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

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Example sentence

She gave empathic responses that made every patient feel truly understood.

Synonyms & related words

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