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Definitions

inhuman

[in-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / ɪnˈhyu mən, -ˈyu- /
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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“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” supply their characters with almost inhuman agency and dexterity because they reflect a moment when the viewer desperately wishes they could have those things, too.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Philosophy without a biography turns inhuman; biography without a philosophy becomes inert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She remembers Caroline's reaction: "I heard my daughter scream. It was almost inhuman, that scream."

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He has denounced the "inhuman" treatment of migrants, urged dialogue in Venezuela and lamented a "diplomacy of force".

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

When he spun around in bewilderment, Aarfy was grinning proudly from ear to ear like something inhuman as he held up a shattered paper map for Yossarian to see.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.