Synonyms of inhumanity

inhumanity

noun

ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈma-nə-tē 

as in cruelty

disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cruelty
• brutality
• atrocity
• barbarity
• savagery
• heartlessness
• savageness
• sadism
• cruelness
• murderousness
• viciousness
• fiendishness
• barbarousness
• inhumanness
• truculence
• wantonness
• ruthlessness
• atrociousness
• mercilessness
• pitilessness
• meanness
• ferocity
• oppressiveness
• grimness
• ferociousness
• bloodthirstiness
• malevolence
• fierceness
• hard-heartedness
• spitefulness
• bloodlust
• hatefulness
• malignity
• unfeelingness
• maliciousness
• sanguinity
• harshness
• fellness
• nastiness
• sanguineness
• heavy-handedness
• despitefulness
• cattiness
• hardhandedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humanity
• sympathy
• compassion
• kindness
• humaneness
• benignity
• tenderness
• warmth
• tenderheartedness
• kindheartedness
• pity
• mercy
• warmness
• good-heartedness
• clemency
• leniency
• warmheartedness
• mercifulness
• charitableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhumanity

His thoughts on how to live in the world remain inspiring, even as his observations on man’s inhumanity to man and nature have been, unfortunately and increasingly, relevant in the nearly two centuries since his works were published. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

But the level of violence, the level of inhumanity, the level of atrocity in Iran, is what moves me. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026

His cinema verite style powerfully exposed the horrific inhumanity of public institutions (like hospitals, schools and housing projects) supposedly created to help people. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026

In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival; the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025