inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān 
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
the inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
Synonyms
- affectless
- callous
- case-hardened
- cold-blooded
- compassionless
- desensitized
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- heartless
- indurate
- inhuman
- insensate
- insensitive
- ironhearted
- merciless
- obdurate
- pachydermatous
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- slash-and-burn
- soulless
- stony
- stoney
- stonyhearted
- take-no-prisoners
- thick-skinned
- uncharitable
- unfeeling
- unmerciful
- unsparing
- unsympathetic
Examples of inhumane in a Sentence
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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For nearly that long, Netherlands’ capital and most populous city has avoided public dialogue about Dutch peoples’ inhumane treatment of Black people during Dutch colonial history.
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Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In November, animal welfare groups filed federal lawsuits against the plan in Oregon and Washington calling the strategy inhumane and alleging violations of federal laws.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
And some would posit, in some ways, and inhumane choice to compel.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The training was, by modern standards, inhumane and grueling.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
In November, animal welfare groups filed federal lawsuits against the plan in Oregon and Washington calling the strategy inhumane and alleging violations of federal laws.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
And some would posit, in some ways, and inhumane choice to compel.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The training was, by modern standards, inhumane and grueling.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
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