Preposition: towards

• other: She still sees God as potentially compassionate toward others.

• beggar: You would have expected him to be far too preoccupied to be compassionate toward a noisy beggar by the road.

Modifies a noun

• conservatism: We need to expose the sham of the new Tory ' compassionate conservatism ' .

• conservative: Its like Widdecombe calling herself a ' compassionate Conservative ' - it just doesn't wash.

• journalism: The audience's relationship to compassionate journalism may vary according to their willingness to empathize with victims.

• ground: Letters should stress the compassionate grounds on which Mary should be allowed to stay.

• leave: A member of staff should make their request for compassionate leave to their line manager.

• being: The caring, compassionate human being suffers on their behalf.

Modifying Another Word

• deeply: Seems to have been a deeply compassionate, strong, charitable woman.

• truly: We ask every truly compassionate person to help us in the forthcoming battle.

• yet: Contact me for a scientific, yet compassionate, approach to solving problems or just for improving the relationship with your horse.

• very: He's very compassionate to all the actors on the set.

• so: Both children are so compassionate for others and their love for the Lord inspires me.

• also: I found Mrs Stimson to be a firm disciplinarian but also compassionate when necessary.

Used with adjective complement

• become: The process of adaptation is blocked by negative emotion, so we must become compassionate, and generate unconditional love.

• feel: I searched and searched for such defenses for him until I felt truly compassionate for him, and all of my resentment disappeared.

• seem: The current Dream seems more compassionate than his predecessor, more caring, more concerned.