Difference between Sympathetic and Compassionate

What is the difference between Sympathetic and Compassionate?

Sympathetic as an adjective is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy while Compassionate as an adjective is having, feeling of showing compassion; sympathetic

Sympathetic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy

Example sentence: There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions.

Compassionate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having, feeling of showing compassion; sympatheticgiven to someone because of a domestic emergency, especially in the phrase compassionate leave

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To feel compassion for; to pity, feel sorry for.

Example sentence: There's a personality trait known as agreeableness. Agreeable people are compassionate and polite. And agreeable people get paid less than disagreeable people for the same job. Women are more agreeable than men.

We hope you now know whether to use Sympathetic or Compassionate in your sentence.

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