HUMANELY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

humanely

adverb

Definition of humanely

as in charitably

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Recent Examples of humanely On Tuesday, the zoo announced that Machi was humanely euthanized over the weekend. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 He was humanely euthanized by wildlife officials later that same month. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 And in sharing his work more widely, my hope is to honour a person who stood so humanely, and captivatingly, among us. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026 For meat to be considered halal and suitable for consumption by Muslims, animals must be healthy and treated humanely before slaughter. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Wildlife officers found the bear in the park and humanely euthanized it, in accordance with agency policy, CPW said. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 In an interesting episode during the 1974-75 war, the Peshmerga managed to shoot down an Iraqi MiG-19 fighter jet and capture its pilot, who was treated exceptionally humanely. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanely

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Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.

— Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of charitably

Adverb

To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of benevolently

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The two of us advise some of the most philanthropically motivated people in tech.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of philanthropically

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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

Adverb

Dumfries cut inside and unselfishly rolled it across for Inter captain Lautaro Martínez to score one of the easiest goals of his career, tapping it into an empty net from three yards out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.

— Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of unselfishly

Adverb

In a moment of tremendous loss, ordinary people performed extraordinary acts of courage, Americans selflessly served strangers in need, and communities refused to let tragedy have the final word.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
Drew was selflessly devoted to making his community and this nation safer.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of selflessly

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Now, the apartment is back on the market — as cheerfully over the top as ever in the listing photos — with Compass brokers Haley Venn and Carl Gambino, who declined to comment.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2026
But Kelce, unaware of Gracie’s warnings, cheerfully makes a peace sign in response.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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