Antonyms for inhuman

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu-

Definition of inhuman

Origin : mid-15c., "cruel," from Latin inhumanus "inhuman, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + humanus "human" (see human). Spelled inhumane till 18c. (see humane).

adj animal

Example sentences :

No; these telegraph poles are ugly and detestable, they are inhuman and indecent.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

He had dared to hope he might avert an invasion by this inhuman horde.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

It meant so much—just that little change in your voice when you forgot to be inhuman.
Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna

The plane trembled like a live thing in the grip of inhuman forces.
Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby

Your conduct is inhuman to thus persecute a helpless girl, your daughter.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

It was unearthly, and the men were—No, they were not inhuman.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

I'm not so inhuman as not to want to see this disaster in the Pass wiped out.
Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

This vile man had been guilty of the most inhuman atrocities.
Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott

You needn't apologize for your great delicacy in the perception of inhuman evil.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

All these statements Ricardo confirmed by short, inhuman grins.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for inhuman

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