compassionate
Feeling sorry for others who are hurting and wanting to help them.
compassionate in a sentence
- The compassionate nurse sat with the frightened boy until his parents arrived.
- Compassionate villagers took hay and warm blankets to the ponies stranded in the snowy field.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to compassionate?
- Akind
- Bheartless
- Charsh
- Dcruel
Show the answer
A: kind. The other three mean the opposite of compassionate.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to compassionate?
- Acaring
- Bkind
- Ccruel
- Dgentle
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C: cruel. The other three mean nearly the same as compassionate.
Words that mean something similar
kind, caring, gentle
Words that mean the opposite
cruel, heartless, harsh
More words about character & personality
- compatible: Able to exist or work well together.
- comrade: A close friend or companion, especially someone you share hard times with.
- conceited: Much too proud of yourself and your abilities.
- consistent: Always behaving or happening in the same way.
- courageous: Very brave.
- coy: Shy in a playful way, often pretending to be more shy than you really are.
- crafty: Clever at getting what you want, often by tricking people.
- cunning: Clever at tricking people to get what you want.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test