Thesaurus results for HUMANKIND

humankind

noun

ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd

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as in world

human beings in general all humankind shares the desire for peace

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the human race perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe

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Recent Examples of humankind The curved shadow of the Earth that creeps across the moon during lunar eclipses is key to humankind’s understanding of our planet. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 Acts of honesty and consideration for other people like this help restore my faith in humankind. —

Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 Still, there’s an unsettling calm, an attunement to the fragile truce between humankind and the capricious planet that nourishes it. —

Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026 His restraint suits a story in which machine-kind and humankind begin to feel shrink-wrapped together, the ghosts belabored by increasing social pressure, the humans jolted by high-voltage wires. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humankind

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That is not, of course, a reason not to leave your room and go forth and explore the outside world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
Finnish native Margareta Martin brought enthusiasm and skillful organizing following a move to Atlanta, a dynamic that helped establish a wide variety of cultural, business, artistic and culinary links between the Nordic world and here.

— Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026