antihumanitarian

adjective

Definition of antihumanitariannext
as in malignant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antihumanitarian
  1. malignant
  2. virulent
  3. malicious
  4. malevolent
  5. uncharitable
  6. malign
  7. spiteful
  8. hateful
Adjective
  • His presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In contrast to many high-income settings, children with malignant diseases such as leukemias and solid tumors represent a relatively small proportion – about 4% – of patients who would benefit from a palliative care approach.
    — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of malignant
Adjective
  • But seemingly out of nowhere, something incited the emergence of a more virulent Sporothrix species spread by cats and not plants.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The incubation period for pneumonic plague — the disease's most virulent form — can be as short as 24 hours, according to the WHO.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of virulent
Adjective
  • Authorities have described the more than two dozen threats as malicious hoaxes, and no actual attacks have been carried out.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Iran has been linked to at least one incident in Israel earlier in the spring, though that breach involved a lot more sophistication and malicious activity.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • That genre run includes one of her most recognizable roles, a maternally malevolent antagonist in David Cronenberg’s The Brood (1979).
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Most are somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a fist, and their only real feature is a malevolent-looking mouth armed with five overlapping teeth for grinding and shearing kelp.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of malevolent
Adjective
  • Accusing investors of not tracking the misses may be uncharitable.
    — Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • In the years since it was announced, the economics of college football have grown increasingly uncharitable for programs like the Mustangs, an FCS team that plays its home games in an 11,000-seat stadium and last had a winning season in 2016.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of uncharitable
Adjective
  • More broadly, the Associated Press has tracked around 200 incidents of sabotage and malign activity across Europe that Western officials have blamed on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The United States frequently uses sanctions or embargoes to rein in malign actors.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of malign
Adjective
  • It would be seen as a work of merciless autofiction in the vein of Karl Ove Knausgaard, and it would be discussed, as his books are, as aggressive, antisocial, and spiteful.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man in Grenada at a time when Spain is lurching uncomfortably towards an ever-increasing spiteful intolerance of homosexuality.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiteful
Adjective
  • HinduPACT urged Hindus to remain vigilant and report any suspicious or hateful activity to local law enforcement.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Voters vehemently rebuked, with some important exceptions, Trump’s hateful policymaking, with Democrats taking both the house and the senate.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hateful
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“Antihumanitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antihumanitarian. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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