Empathetic and Uncaring

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Empathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.

Usage example: an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point

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Uncaring is an antonym for empathetic.

Uncaring adjective - Without care or thought for others.

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Empathetic is an antonym for uncaring.

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Uncaring and Empathetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathetic/uncaring

Empathetic & Uncaring. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathetic/uncaring>.

Uncaring or Empathetic. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathetic/uncaring.

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