Synonyms of humanism

humanism

noun

as in generosity

concern for human welfare (as shown through philanthropic activities)

The humanism of the couple was revealed when they welcomed those displaced by the fire into their home.

Related Words

• generosity
• humaneness
• humanity
• compassion
• kindness
• heart
• humanitarianism
• altruism
• feelings
• goodwill
• sympathy
• love
• sensitivity
• feeling
• benevolence
• affection
• benignity
• philanthropy
• pity
• sensibility
• empathy
• mercy
• kindliness
• ruth
• responsiveness
• benignancy
• commiseration
• kindheartedness
• good-heartedness
• charity
• warmheartedness
• largeheartedness
• softheartedness
• bigheartedness
• affinity
• rapport
• regard

Dissimilar Words

• indifference
• coldness
• cruelty
• disinterest
• callousness
• unconcern
• hatred
• hostility
• harshness
• animosity
• antipathy
• inhumanity
• dislike
• pitilessness
• mercilessness
• coldheartedness
• hard-heartedness
• inhumanness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humanism

The committee also highlighted the film’s humanism and delicate direction, its dense, multidimensional character relationships, and its meditation on love, desire and original sin. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

The London trio updates the naive humanism of 2000s indie-folk with modern dread and restless experimentation on its ambitious full-length debut. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026

But Christian humanism as a phenomenon flourished most during the Renaissance. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

In a moving message this weekend, Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the rising tide of AI and urged his followers to recommit to a radical humanism. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026