Synonyms of humankind

humankind

noun

ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 

1

as in world

human beings in general

all humankind shares the desire for peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• world
• humanity
• people
• public
• species
• society
• folks
• community
• masses
• populace
• proletariat
• crowd
• rabble
• mob
• riffraff
• rabblement

2

as in mankind

the human race

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mankind
• humanity
• human
• man
• person
• Homo sapiens
• individual
• mortal
• creature
• being
• fellowman
• body
• party

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humankind

While the largest demographic shift humankind has ever seen is rearranging every economy on earth, capital is asleep. — The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

On this day in 1859, humankind squared up against Niagara Falls for the first time. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Irrational numbers such as pi or the square root of 2 have always fascinated humankind. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 June 2026

This spirit of rarefied American invention, fueled by both government investment and private capital, was meant to serve all humankind. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026