Compassionateness and Savagery

Compassionateness

Compassionateness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.
Usage example: the unfailing compassionateness of the staff at the hospice

Savagery is an antonym for compassionateness.

Savagery

Savagery noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Compassionateness is an antonym for savagery.

Nearby Words: savage, savagely, savaging
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