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grieve vs compassionate

compassionate vs grieve

grieve is not an adjective while compassionate is an adjective.

grieve and compassionate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grieve No No Yes No
compassionate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, compassionate is a hyponym of grieve; that is, compassionate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grieve:
  • grieve: feel grief
  • compassionate: share the suffering of
Other hyponyms of grieve include mourn, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with.
grieve (adjective) compassionate (adjective)
showing or having compassion
grieve (verb) compassionate (verb)
feel grief share the suffering of
cause to feel sorrow
Difference between grieve and compassionate

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