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Loving · a word on the feelings wheel

Feeling compassionate

Feeling deep empathy and concern for others.

What feeling compassionate is like

Compassion is caring about someone else's pain and wanting to ease it. You feel alongside the person instead of looking down at them, and it can include being kind to yourself.

Compassionate or accepting?

Compassionate is care for someone who's suffering. Accepting is letting a person or situation be what it is, painful or not. Read more about feeling accepting.

Finding compassionate on the feelings wheel

On the Feeling Wheel, compassionate sits in the Loving group. Start in the middle of the wheel with loving, then move outwards to compassionate. If it's close but not quite right, the other loving words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.

Other words in the Loving group

Loving words are about warmth towards other people, and towards yourself.

  • Grateful Feeling appreciation for kindness or support
  • Trusting Feeling confidence in someone’s reliability
  • Accepting Feeling open to people or situations
  • Proud Feeling satisfied with your achievements
  • Admiration Feeling respect and warm approval
  • Awe Feeling wonder and reverential respect

See all 118 feelings wheel words

Name what you're feeling

Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.

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