What are some opposite words for humane?
Antonyms for humane
hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-hu·mane
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term humane.
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
humane
Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.
See synonyms for BARBAROUS.
Synonyms:
benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
humane
Antonyms:
unkind, cruel, unmerciful, inhumanSynonyms:
benign, kind, tender, merciful, benevolent, compassionate
Princeton's WordNet
humanist, humanistic, humaneadjective
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
"humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
Antonyms:
insensate, noncivilized, brutal, brutish, cold-blooded, barbarous, vicious, fell, roughshod, bestial, noncivilised, savage, beastly, inhuman, brute(a), pitiless, unkind, inhumane, cold, cannibalic, cruelSynonyms:
human-centred, humanistic, humanist, human-centered, humanitarianhumaneadjective
marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
Antonyms:
brutish, cannibalic, savage, cold, brutal, inhuman, bestial, fell, brute(a), barbarous, beastly, unkind, cold-blooded, inhumane, vicious, roughshod, insensate, cruel, noncivilized, pitiless, noncivilisedSynonyms:
humanistic, humanisthumaneadjective
showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Antonyms:
vicious, noncivilized, roughshod, savage, fell, unkind, brute(a), cold, noncivilised, cold-blooded, brutal, pitiless, brutish, cannibalic, bestial, beastly, cruel, inhumane, barbarous, inhuman, insensateSynonyms:
humanistic, humanist
How to use humane in a sentence?
We’ll keep working with Arizona local leaders, DHS agents and officers, and community organizations serving on the front lines of the migrant crisis to hold the Administration accountable to ensure we secure the border, keep Arizona communities safe, and ensure the fair and humane treatment of migrants.
We are barred from using the square. This situation is unacceptable for a human population, we're not against them, we're with them but we want them to be taken to a humane place.
With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement -- but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.
This is the end of a horror story for the Vicha family. still, the way they do it is more humane than what he did to my family. Its not what he deserves but it will be good to know we got as much justice as allowed by the law.
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