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

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

Those included flattering depictions of world leaders as powerful men, or dehumanizing depictions of opposition leaders. — Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026

The Creature thinks his suffering can only cease if it is replicated in another, and expresses this desire through possessive, dehumanizing language. — Rory Doherty, Time, 7 Mar. 2026