INHUMANITY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of inhumanity 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 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. —

Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhumanity

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To make the musical masterpiece of his dreams, Lestat will have to break on through his shell of witty cruelty and hope an authentic soul remains intact beneath it.

— Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026
She was arrested at a hotel near the barn and booked at the Clark County Juvenile Hall on 12 counts of animal cruelty, including intentionally aiming or torturing a horse, as well as three counts of malicious destruction of property.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 June 2026