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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
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as in cruel
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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Recent Examples of inhumane
This is both unlawful and utterly inhumane.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Reports of inhumane conditions inside Krome — where detainees face overcrowding and lack necessities such as beds, food, and medical care — fueled Saturday’s demonstration outside the detention center.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The horrendous, inhumane behavior of the Russian military in Ukraine is beyond belief.
—Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Reports of inhumane conditions inside Krome — where detainees face overcrowding and lack necessities such as beds, food, and medical care — fueled Saturday’s demonstration outside the detention center.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The horrendous, inhumane behavior of the Russian military in Ukraine is beyond belief.
—Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumane
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But when the ruthless Mafia boss Nicola Grimaldi discovers his young son has been kidnapped and murdered, the suspect and Grimaldi’s former friend Vito seeks refuge with police.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The way to move up in your organization might require being ruthless.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jokes that didn’t land with the squad The kids in Bad Influence say the pranks were the most cruel.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by Lauren’s late mother, Adele, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 55, their family knows that this merciless disease is no laughing matter.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lottie proposes that Natalie be stripped of her title and that the merciless and vicious Shauna should lead them instead.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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But graduating in 2009 meant stepping into a brutal job market during the Great Recession.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Andrews adds musical interludes, which don’t always work, and brutal jokes, which do.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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This was a vicious weaponization of your government.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shauna may be the vicious Antler Queen now, but Lottie also played a role in Mari’s death.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumane. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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