inhumanly

Definition of inhumanlynext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumanly
Adverb
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
Adverb
  • Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Kahlo vibrantly and unsparingly depicted herself and events from her life, which was upended by a bus accident at 18.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Inhumanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumanly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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