Definitions

inhuman

[in-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / ɪnˈhju mən, -ˈju- /

ADJECTIVE

animal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbaric barbarous brutal cold-blooded cruel hateful heartless inhumane malicious merciless ruthless savage vicious

WEAK

bestial cannibalistic devilish diabolical fell ferocious fiendish fierce grim implacable malign malignant mean pitiless relentless remorseless truculent uncompassionate unfeeling unkind unrelenting unsympathetic wolfish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

civilized compassionate considerate feeling friendly gentle giving good kind merciful nice pleasant polite sympathetic thoughtful

WEAK

human

Example Sentences

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The case was so inhuman, the outrage was understandable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The power of his work resides not in ideological argument or moral screed but in the observation of characters struggling to maintain their humanity in an inhuman system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Pope Leo - the first American Pope - has repeatedly condemned the war in Iran, saying it has led to "absurd and inhuman violence".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said recently that "men are becoming increasingly inhuman and violent."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When the shapeless inhuman figure sprang into the middle of the storage yard, the four Egyptians could only clutch each other in panic, too shocked for the moment to even scream.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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