NONHUMAN Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

nonhuman

adjective

Definition of nonhuman

as in inhuman

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Recent Examples of nonhuman 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 Amid the humor of any Waititi film is often a personal story about human relationships—this time it’s just told through a nonhuman being. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonhuman

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Policing is, now, an inhuman practice in both an ethical and a technical sense.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhuman

Adjective

This is a very different world from half a century ago, when NASA was created to land humans on the Moon and explore the Solar System with robotic probes.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Wolfson has used animation, video, virtual reality, sculpture, and terrifying robotic figures to render technology as a form of psychological torture and slapstick comedy.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 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

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