compassionate

verbs

share the suffering of
compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with
is derived from
compassion
is derived from
compassion

adjectives

showing or having compassion
"heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
compassionate
is derived from
compassion
is derived from
compassion
is derived from
compassionateness
antonym
uncompassionate
is similar to
feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others
"caring friends"
caring
is similar to
providing physical and emotional care and nourishment
nurturant
is similar to
easily moved by another's distress
"a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race"- W.M.Thackeray
tenderhearted
see also
marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
humane
see also
showing or giving mercy
"sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
merciful
see also
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
"sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
sympathetic