INHUMANE Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

inhumane

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān

as in ruthless

having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care

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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

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Recent Examples of inhumane Several detainees have reportedly been on a hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions in these deplorable warehouse camps, with overcrowding, physical and psychological abuse, rancid food, scant medical care and many deaths. —

Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 In another, a judge mulling permanent restrictions on ICE’s operations in the building last year deemed the agency’s detention of asylum seekers inhumane. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The execution method, which involves strapping a respirator onto the inmate's face and replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by lack of oxygen, has been criticized by opponents as inhumane and torturous. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Yet every era also runs the risk of creating an inhumane and more unjust world. —

Pope Leo Xiv, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhumane

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Noah Thomas’s life takes a dangerous turn when a chance reunion with an old high school friend, Parker Coleman, entangles him in a ruthless crime ring.

— Jon Stojan, Variety, 18 June 2026
Sean Connery first portrayed the legendary spy as a confident and ruthless Cold War warrior, while Roger Moore added camp and a gentlemanly touch to the role.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 June 2026