Compassion and Sensitivity

Compassion

Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Usage example: treats the homeless with great compassion

Sensitivity is a synonym for compassion in pity topic. In some cases you can use "Sensitivity" instead a noun "Compassion", when it comes to topics like sweet manner.

Nearby Words: compass, compassionate, compassed, compassionately, compassing

Sensitivity

Sensitivity noun - The state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences.
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Synonyms for Sensitivity

Compassion is a synonym for sensitivity in sweet manner topic. You can use "Compassion" instead a noun "Sensitivity".

How words are described

emotional emotional compassion emotional sensitivity
individual individual compassion individual sensitivity
human human compassion human sensitivity
high high compassion high sensitivity
Other adjectives: gentle, natural, genuine, earthy, strong, great, spiritual, inherent, basic, deeper.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tender Tears Meant to show off her great compassion and sensitivity - and to her credit, these tears are rarely for herself.
    Source: Tender Tears
  • Literature / A Tale of Two Cities Tender Tears: Lucie Manette, meant to showcase her sensitivity and compassion.
  • Creator / DeForest Kelley He never looked twice at anyone else.Kelley brought to the role of McCoy an earthy humor, gentle sensitivity, and caustic compassion that would make him, and the role, famous.
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Sensitivity and Compassion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compassion/sensitivity
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