on compassionate grounds synonym | English Thesaurus
- benevolent, charitable, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kind-hearted, kindly, lenient, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted, understanding.
- callous, harsh, heartless, inhumane, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsympathetic.
What is the meaning of compassionate grounds?
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. 'I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds'
Which word is a synonym for compassionate?
Frequently Asked Questions About compassion
Some common synonyms of compassion are commiseration, condolence, pity, and sympathy. While all these words mean "the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another," compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare.
