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inhumanity

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Synonyms & Antonyms of inhumanity

disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others

man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history

Synonyms for inhumanity

atrociousness,
atrocity,
barbarity,
barbarousness,
brutality,
cruelness,
cruelty,
fiendishness,
heartlessness,
inhumanness,
sadism,
savageness,
savagery,
truculence,
viciousness,
wantonness

Words Related to inhumanity

hard-heartedness,
mercilessness,
pitilessness,
ruthlessness,
unfeelingness

fellness,
ferociousness,
ferocity,
fierceness,
grimness

bloodlust,
bloodthirstiness,
murderousness,
sanguineness,
sanguinity

cattiness,
despitefulness,
hatefulness,
malevolence,
maliciousness,
malignity,
meanness,
nastiness,
spitefulness

hardhandedness,
harshness,
heavy-handedness,
oppressiveness

Near Antonyms for inhumanity

tenderness,
warmheartedness,
warmness,
warmth

charitableness,
clemency,
leniency,
mercifulness,
mercy,
pity

Antonyms for inhumanity

benignity,
compassion,
good-heartedness,
humaneness,
humanity,
kindheartedness,
kindness,
sympathy,
tenderheartedness

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“Inhumanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanity. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.

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