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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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