inhumanely

Definition of inhumanelynext

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Recent Examples of inhumanely Building Alligator Alcatraz and being proud of treating people inhumanely while at the same time stealing money for his charity is disgusting. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 The oversight tour came after activists alleged detainees were being treated inhumanely at the facility. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026 That felt honest to me — how inhumanely quickly this world forces its girls to become women. Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanely
Adverb
  • Instead of The Expanse’s sprawling epic of humanity’s journey to the stars, The Captive’s War sees humans brought under the thumb of a ruthlessly controlling alien empire and struggling to resist, build lives and maybe even find a way to win.
    Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Apollo program was centrally planned and ruthlessly methodical.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The bulk of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger live in Haiti’s northwest region, including Artibonite, which gangs have mercilessly attacked in recent years, razing communities and destroying farmland.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The fans mercilessly booed Shohei Ohtani, who turned down $700 million from the Blue Jays to take $700 million from the Dodgers, and outfielder Kyle Tucker, who turned down $350 million (over 10 years) from the Blue Jays to take $240 million (over four years) from the Dodgers.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The heartbroken mother of a 15-year-old boy who was beaten and fatally shot inside a Queens park as dozens of teens callously filmed the slaying on their phones condemned his killer — and those who did nothing but watch him die.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.
    Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The turnaround from the end of the college season to the first day of WNBA training camp is always brutally short, but the players drafted in 2026 get even less time than is typical.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Hastings became known for implementing a unique and controversial culture of radical transparency, where employee evaluations are brutally candid and average performances can be grounds for termination.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Inhumanely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanely. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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