inhumane
adjective
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Definition of inhumane
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Synonyms & Antonyms for inhumane
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 (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms
charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
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The fact that people commit inhumane crimes does not give the state the right to treat them inhumanely. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "U.S. Judge rules former Connecticut death row inmate’s incarceration amounts to cruel and unusual punishment," 29 Aug. 2019 The homes were once envisioned as an alternative to the state’s notoriously inhumane psychiatric hospitals. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, "After Failing Mentally Ill New Yorkers, Adult Homes Get Second Chance," 30 July 2019 Sources connected to Rocky say that he is being held in unsanitary and inhumane conditions; Swedish prison officials have highlighted the amenities and cleanliness of their detention facilities. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Why Trump Cares About A$AP Rocky’s Sweden Arrest," 27 July 2019 What Really Happened: That the US treatment of immigrants has become increasingly inhumane over the past few years is, sadly, no surprise. — Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED, "While You Were Offline: The President Is Running for President, FYI," 23 June 2019 Washington hands billions over to corporations profiting off of inhumane detention and incarceration policies while ignoring the families that are destroyed in the process. — Kynala Phillips, Essence, "Elizabeth Warren Shares Her Plans for Prison Reform," 21 June 2019 Nationalist politicians saw it as evidence of the need to tighten their borders and crack down on inhumane smuggling networks. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "Four Jailed for Life Over Migrant Truck Deaths in Hungary," 20 June 2019 The operation further inflamed the political debate over immigration as Mr. Trump appeals to his base with a pledge to crack down on migrants and Democrats cast the president and his administration as inhumane for going after families. — CBS News, "Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday," 13 July 2019 Animal-rights activists have protested the bear hunt as inhumane and say securing garbage cans and other food containers is a more effective means of keeping bears out of residential areas. — Kate King, WSJ, "New Jersey Moves to Curb Bear Hunting," 20 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhumane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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