Synonyms of dehumanized

dehumanized

verb

past tense of dehumanize

as in humiliated

to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being

being deprived of clothes dehumanized the prisoners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• brutalized
• poisoned
• animalized
• bestialized
• subverted
• degraded
• demeaned
• contaminated
• depraved
• polluted
• debauched
• corrupted
• prostituted
• perverted
• abased
• disgraced
• warped
• tainted
• humbled
• profaned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• honored
• exalted
• dignified
• amended
• purified
• restored
• cleansed
• respected
• elevated
• uplifted
• ennobled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dehumanized

The petition argues Mays’ language during the trial revealed something deeper than a poor defense strategy — a worldview that dehumanized the man he was supposed to defend. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

The costume and the posture of the model in the photo drew comparisons online to images of the racist theatrical character Jim Crow, a staple in blackface minstrel shows, which dehumanized Black people. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Telling this story from a child’s perspective is a way of trying to revive empathy for people who are often dehumanized by the way they are portrayed. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Everyone feels like they’re dehumanized by the process in a way that leads them to suspect there’s something monstrous about the whole endeavor. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

The Coalition for the Homeless says the city's unhoused are often dehumanized and criminalized. — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

In a world that often feels fragmented and dehumanized, reclaiming this universality is an ethical act. — Ed Meza, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

Our past, our lives, dehumanized into numbers. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

The guy’s ghosting of me also dehumanized him. — Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025