" understandingly "

1: as in compassionately, humanely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  charitably,

•  compassionately,

•  humanely,

•  mercifully,

•  softheartedly,

•  sympathetically,

•  tolerantly,

•  benevolently,

•  benignantly,

•  considerately,

•  cordially,

•  graciously,

•  kindly,

•  lovingly,

•  tenderly,

•  clemently,

•  gently,

•  leniently,

•  lightly,

•  mildly,

•  softly

•  Antonyms : 

•  brutally,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  harshly,

•  ill,

•  oppressively,

•  roughly,

•  severely,

•  sternly,

•  stiffly,

•  callously,

•  cold-bloodedly,

•  hard-heartedly,

•  heartlessly,

•  inhumanely,

•  inhumanly,

•  insensately,

•  insensitively,

•  mercilessly,

•  obdurately,

•  pitilessly,

•  ruthlessly,

•  tyrannically,

•  uncharitably,

•  unfeelingly,

•  unmercifully,

•  unsparingly,

•  abusively,

•  brutishly,

•  savagely,

•  viciously

1: having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another;

  * e.g., " ... a kind and understanding teacher who often helps troubled students "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commiserative,

•  compassionate,

•  empathetic,

•  empathic,

•  humane,

•  sympathetic

•  Antonyms : 

•  callous,

•  cold-blooded,

•  coldhearted,

•  hard,

•  hard-hearted,

•  heartless,

•  inhuman,

•  inhumane,

•  insensate,

•  obdurate,

•  unfeeling,

•  unsympathetic