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humanity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of humanity

1 human beings in general
  • All humanity can learn from this tragedy.
Synonyms of humanity

folks, humankind, people, public, world
Words Related to humanity

community, society

crowd, masses, mob, populace, proletariat, rabble, riffraff
2 the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
  • a country known for the humanity of its liberal immigration policy
Synonyms of humanity

bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, heart, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartedness
Words Related to humanity

feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity

affection, love, regard

affinity, empathy, rapport

altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropy
Near Antonyms of humanity

callousness, coldness, disinterest, indifference, unconcern

cruelty, harshness

animosity, antipathy, dislike, hatred, hostility
Antonyms of humanity

coldheartedness, hard-heartedness, inhumanity, inhumanness, mercilessness, pitilessness
3 the human race
  • In Greek mythology, the gods display many of the weaknesses of humanity, such as jealousy, foolishness, and greed.
Synonyms of humanity

Homo sapiens, humankind, man, mankind
Words Related to humanity

being, body, creature, fellowman, human, individual, mortal, party, person

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