Synonyms for empathy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
She had a lot of empathy for her neighbor; she knew what it was like to lose a parent too.
Forms
- Plural
- empathies → compassions, sympathies, ecstasies…
Example sentences
- sympathy His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
- compassion Compassion is entirely absent from his character.
- ecstasy Sami fell into a state of ecstasy during the dhikr.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| empathy | rising | |
| sympathy | steady | |
| compassion | rising | |
| ecstasy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- ecstasy3
- 8 letters
- sympathy3
- 10 letters
- compassion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ecstasy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- empathie
- Italiano
- empatia
- Deutsch
- Einfühlungsvermögen