Synonyms of inhumane

inhumane

adjective

1

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings

inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruthless
• merciless
• inhuman
• cruel
• oppressive
• abusive
• brutal
• callous
• heartless
• hard
• harsh
• pitiless
• compassionless
• hateful
• insensitive
• stony
• vicious
• malicious
• soulless
• unfeeling
• unmerciful
• tough
• unsympathetic
• remorseless
• uncharitable
• obdurate
• grim
• insensate
• affectless
• unsparing
• stern
• desensitized
• savage
• severe
• indurate
• pachydermatous
• uncaring
• hard-hearted
• thoughtless
• mean
• cold-blooded
• inconsiderate
• slash-and-burn
• unfriendly
• unloving
• ironhearted
• take-no-prisoners
• unthinking
• boorish
• rough
• barbarous
• stonyhearted
• thick-skinned
• spiteful
• ungentle
• heedless
• disagreeable
• stoney
• case-hardened
• malevolent
• bestial
• virulent
• hard-boiled
• cold
• brutish
• acrimonious
• surly
• jackbooted
• sledgehammer
• heavy-handed
• rancorous
• ironhanded
• austere
• knock-down-and-drag-out
• ironfisted
• ill-tempered
• hard-bitten
• knock-down, drag-out
• frosty
• rough-and-tumble
• ill-natured
• evil-minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humane
• sympathetic
• merciful
• compassionate
• warm
• charitable
• sensitive
• kind
• benevolent
• gentle
• kindly
• mild
• kindhearted
• lenient
• warmhearted
• indulgent
• tender
• benignant
• softhearted
• friendly
• gracious
• tenderhearted
• tolerant
• cordial
• loving
• affectionate
• understanding
• clement
• good-natured
• fond
• good-tempered

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• humane
• sympathetic
• merciful
• compassionate
• warm
• charitable
• sensitive
• kind
• benevolent
• gentle
• kindly
• mild
• kindhearted
• lenient
• warmhearted
• indulgent
• tender
• benignant
• softhearted
• friendly
• gracious
• tenderhearted
• tolerant
• cordial
• loving
• affectionate
• understanding
• clement
• good-natured
• fond
• good-tempered

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2

as in cruel

having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others

an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cruel
• brutal
• vicious
• savage
• ruthless
• barbaric
• inhuman
• barbarous
• heartless
• sadistic
• murderous
• merciless
• atrocious
• oppressive
• brute
• ferocious
• harsh
• fiendish
• truculent
• hateful
• wanton
• butcherly
• pitiless
• malicious
• red in tooth and claw
• unfeeling
• fell
• grim
• bloodthirsty
• vindictive
• draconian
• spiteful
• malignant
• cutthroat
• sanguinary
• malevolent
• hard-hearted
• malign
• ironhearted
• catty
• stonyhearted
• mean
• nasty
• sanguine
• despiteful
• draconic
• heavy-handed
• hardhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humane
• sympathetic
• compassionate
• kind
• benign
• warm
• kindhearted
• benignant
• tenderhearted
• merciful
• charitable
• lenient
• warmhearted
• pitying
• good-hearted
• tender
• peaceful
• peaceable
• clement
• pacific

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• humane
• sympathetic
• compassionate
• kind
• benign
• warm
• kindhearted
• benignant
• tenderhearted
• merciful
• charitable
• lenient
• warmhearted
• pitying
• good-hearted
• tender
• peaceful
• peaceable
• clement
• pacific

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