The best replacement for empathy is sympathy.

The best alternatives to empathy are rated as following:
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★★★★  compassion
★★★  apathy
★★★  pidgin
★  pity
★  sympathy definition
★  antipathy
★  understanding
  empathy
  emotional intelligence
  sympathy psychology
  remorse
  telepathy
  apology
  detachment
  empathic
  interpretation
  caring
  kopete
  sympathy dictionary
  ekiga
  sensitivity

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Speaking about empathy, one probably shouldn't forget about sympathy.

Other search terms related to empathy and their ratings are:
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★★★★★ compassion
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