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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  1. humaneadjective

    Antonyms:
    inhuman, inhumane

  2. humaneadjective

    It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

    Antonyms:
    inhumane, inhuman

  3. humaneadjective

    Antonyms:
    inhuman, inhumane

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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 Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. humane

    Antonyms:
    unkind, cruel, unmerciful, inhuman

    Synonyms:
    benign, kind, tender, merciful, benevolent, compassionate

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  1. 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, cruel

    Synonyms:
    human-centred, humanistic, humanist, human-centered, humanitarian

  2. humaneadjective

    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, noncivilised

    Synonyms:
    humanistic, humanist

  3. humaneadjective

    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, insensate

    Synonyms:
    humanistic, humanist

How to use humane in a sentence?

  1. Mark Kelly:

    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.

  2. Marios Mihailidis:

    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.

  3. William Lloyd Garrison:

    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.

  4. Joseph Conrad:

    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.

  5. Bobby Vichas:

    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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