Compassion
Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Pathos and compassion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pathos" instead a noun "Compassion".
Pathos
Pathos noun - A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow).
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Synonyms for Pathos
Compassion and pathos are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compassion" instead a noun "Pathos".
Nearby Words: pathetic, pathetics
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- feeling and compassion
- feeling and pathos
- affection and compassion
- affection and pathos
- sympathy and compassion
- sympathy and pathos
- tenderness and compassion
- tenderness and pathos
- warmth and compassion
- warmth and pathos
- understanding and compassion
- understanding and pathos
- empathy and compassion
- empathy and pathos
How words are described
| emotional | emotional compassion | emotional pathos |
| human | human compassion | human pathos |
| considerable | considerable compassion | considerable pathos |
| legitimate | legitimate compassion | legitimate pathos |
| Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, great, inherent, extra, deeper. | ||
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Pathos and Compassion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassion/pathos
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