Synonyms of dehumanizing

dehumanizing

verb

present participle of dehumanize

as in humiliating

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

being deprived of clothes dehumanized the prisoners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliating
• brutalizing
• poisoning
• degrading
• animalizing
• demeaning
• subverting
• polluting
• bestializing
• contaminating
• corrupting
• debauching
• depraving
• prostituting
• humbling
• warping
• abasing
• disgracing
• perverting
• tainting
• profaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• honoring
• amending
• exalting
• dignifying
• cleansing
• respecting
• restoring
• purifying
• uplifting
• elevating
• ennobling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dehumanizing

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan five years ago ushered in an era of dehumanizing restrictions for women and girls. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026

My book was meant to highlight both the personal and societal issues of early literacy deprivation, while tracking the prescient issue of increasing screen time dumbing down and dehumanizing society. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 21 July 2026

His followers responded with a steady stream of invective, describing Atkin and Jammi in misogynistic and, at times, dehumanizing language. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

As Israel and the United States joined forces to attack Iran, and Israel pursued its proxies in Lebanon, rhetoric dehumanizing Jews also spiked. — Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Critics, however, accused lawmakers of dehumanizing migrants and weakening core protections. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

Social media posts and comments showed an increasing use of dehumanizing language toward Muslims. — Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 19 May 2026

In particular, when politicians use demonizing or dehumanizing rhetoric to attack their opponents— for example, using words that depict their opponents as subhuman— this fosters extremism and helps motivate extremists to hurt their opponents physically. — James Piazza, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026

The scrutiny of fame has always been dehumanizing, though the ubiquity of the modern-day comment section has surely accelerated and exaggerated its cruelty. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026