NONHUMAN Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

nonhuman

adjective

Definition of nonhuman

as in inhuman

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Recent Examples of nonhuman The crocodile is merely the latest example of Israel’s ongoing weaponization of nonhuman life. — Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, all three mono-theistic religions do have some practice with the idea of intelligent, nonhuman life. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Which human and nonhuman identities can act on behalf of the brand? — Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Take steps to lessen the potential impact on the victims of error—human and nonhuman. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonhuman

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Companies often overoptimize to say the safest possible thing and end up sounding evasive or inhuman.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
In positioning New York as not just the center of our reality but others as well, Control Resonant continues a proud tradition of using the city as a monument to human pride contrasting against an inhuman menace.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhuman

Adjective

In Ford’s newer manufacturing operations, skilled-trades workers may maintain large robotic casting systems, configure digital manufacturing processes, or troubleshoot machinery used in battery production.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
With private investment and the backing of the Defense Department in some cases, Carnegie Mellon faculty are pacing the frontier of AI-powered robotic applications.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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Extremist stories may claim that a group is under attack, that outsiders are dangerous or subhuman, or that violence is the only way to stay safe.

— Yu-Ru Lin, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The labor movement undertook two fights, resisting workers being displaced by machines but also resisting workers being treated as machines, subhuman fodder fuelling technological progress.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of subhuman

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