INHUMANITY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

inhumanity

noun

ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈma-nə-tē

Definition of inhumanity

as in cruelty

disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others man's inhumanity to man has been a recurring theme in human history

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Recent Examples of inhumanity In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival; the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025 Consider artificial intelligence phone systems that only add to the frustration and inhumanity of our lives. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 His thoughts on how to live in the world remain inspiring, even as his observations on man’s inhumanity to man and nature have been, unfortunately and increasingly, relevant in the nearly two centuries since his works were published. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 His cinema verite style powerfully exposed the horrific inhumanity of public institutions (like hospitals, schools and housing projects) supposedly created to help people. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhumanity

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According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court.

— Velvet Wu July 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Definition of cruelty

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Lee learned much about the systemic oppression that Black Americans faced from his first student, Jesse Glover, who had been a victim of police brutality.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
These early precedents in fictional brutality also weaken Thomson’s next point, about literature’s superiority.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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