compassionate

adjective as in having tender feelings

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benevolent, charitable, humane, merciful, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted

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forbearing, pitying, sparing, tender, understanding

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all heart, being big, bleeding-heart, commiserative, going easy on, humanitarian, indulgent, kindhearted, kindly, lenient, living with, old softie, piteous, responsive, soft-shell, softhearted, tenderhearted

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When Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, a compassionate conservative who championed civil rights and environmental protections, announced his intention to run against John F. Kennedy in the 1964 election, Didion embraced his candidacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Practitioners claim that consuming cacao opens the heart, helping drinkers feel more compassionate, blissful, energized and loving.

From Los Angeles Times

Chelsea is sunny and compassionate, while Rick seems like the dictionary definition of a misanthrope.

From Los Angeles Times

Wambaugh’s characters were morally flexible, heroic, repugnant, compassionate, callous, deeply flawed, darkly comical — in a word, real.

From Los Angeles Times

The group described Haq as a "preacher of truth, a compassionate teacher, and a fearless advocate for the stability of madrassas".

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