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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Similar to the earlier development in Norway, inhumane living conditions discovered at local farms have meanwhile led to proposals of banning fur farming in Polish parliament.
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
His lawyers argue that Iraqi prisons are inhumane, which would violate U.S. obligations to not forcibly send someone to a country where he might be abused.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Many January 6 defendants have protested inhumane prison conditions, including physical abuse, retaliation, and deprivation of food and heat, in a squalid D.C. jail from which several hundred were relocated after a U.S. Marshals Service investigation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The delegation laid blame on employers who refuse to adhere to health and safety laws while also raising concerns about underground textile operations and the inhumane working conditions in their facilities.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
His lawyers argue that Iraqi prisons are inhumane, which would violate U.S. obligations to not forcibly send someone to a country where he might be abused.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Many January 6 defendants have protested inhumane prison conditions, including physical abuse, retaliation, and deprivation of food and heat, in a squalid D.C. jail from which several hundred were relocated after a U.S. Marshals Service investigation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The delegation laid blame on employers who refuse to adhere to health and safety laws while also raising concerns about underground textile operations and the inhumane working conditions in their facilities.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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