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Synonyms for humane
hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-hu·mane
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
humane
Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.
See synonyms for BARBAROUS.
Synonyms:
benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
humane
Synonyms:
benign, kind, tender, merciful, benevolent, compassionateAntonyms:
unkind, cruel, unmerciful, inhuman
Princeton's WordNet
humanist, humanistic, humaneadjective
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
"humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
Synonyms:
human-centred, humanistic, humanist, human-centered, humanitarianAntonyms:
insensate, noncivilized, brutal, brutish, cold-blooded, barbarous, vicious, fell, roughshod, bestial, noncivilised, savage, beastly, inhuman, brute(a), pitiless, unkind, inhumane, cold, cannibalic, cruelhumaneadjective
marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
Synonyms:
humanistic, humanistAntonyms:
brutish, cannibalic, savage, cold, brutal, inhuman, bestial, fell, brute(a), barbarous, beastly, unkind, cold-blooded, inhumane, vicious, roughshod, insensate, cruel, noncivilized, pitiless, noncivilisedhumaneadjective
showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Synonyms:
humanistic, humanistAntonyms:
vicious, noncivilized, roughshod, savage, fell, unkind, brute(a), cold, noncivilised, cold-blooded, brutal, pitiless, brutish, cannibalic, bestial, beastly, cruel, inhumane, barbarous, inhuman, insensate
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kind
Submitted by alista2 on May 22, 2024human voice
the center of conveyor of events and an action on a radio play
harry says"we're stranded!"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
humaneadjective
Synonyms:
kind, benevolent, benignant, obliging, accommodating, tender, sympathetic, charitable, compassionate, clement, gentle, kind-hearted, tenderhearted, good-hearted
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "humane":
human, humanitarian, humanity, humanist, decent, worthy, dignified, humanistic
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#8075 | gentle | |
#8085 | worthy | |
#8928 | charitable | |
#9335 | humanitarian | |
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#16921 | sympathetic | |
#17957 | clement | |
#17979 | benign | |
#18987 | compassionate | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#28923 | benevolent | |
#30989 | humanist | |
#31395 | forgiving | |
#31594 | merciful | |
#37016 | dignified | |
#38451 | humanistic | |
#93618 | pitying | |
#297352 | benignant |
How to use humane in a sentence?
PATH International is known for our standards for certification and accreditation. They cover everything from best practices in safety to business practices in management to humane treatment of animals.
Wise and humane management of the patient is the best safeguard against infection.
The current situation is intolerable, and we must end it. Nobody deserves to live, or die, on the street ; and all Angelenos should be able to enjoy our neighborhoods, beaches, and parks, we can do better, and this program creates a model for bringing people together to house those in need and reopen our public spaces, using a humane and proven approach.
The goal of The Sanders campaign is to build a multi-racial, multi-generational movement that is large enough to defeat Donald Trump and the powerful special interests whose greed and corruption is the root cause of the outrageous inequality in America, sharing a big tent requires including those who do not share every one of our beliefs, while always making clear that we will never compromise our values. The truth is that by standing together in solidarity, we share the values of love and respect that will move us in the direction of a more humane, more equal world.
Equity does not mean that one side gets ignored or favored. It is quite the opposite : we have a responsibility to create and maintain humane, livable spaces for children who have consistently lived on the brink of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion, a minimal demonstration of that humanity, a flag, a banner, a sign, is all it could take for a student to feel safe. Each student is unique, and every one deserves our love and care.
Translations for humane
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- إنسانيةArabic
- humàCatalan, Valencian
- humánníCzech
- humaneDanish
- menschlich, humanGerman
- humanaEsperanto
- humanoSpanish
- inimlikEstonian
- inhimillinenFinnish
- humainFrench
- truacantaScottish Gaelic
- אנושיHebrew
- humánusHungarian
- մարդկայինArmenian
- manusiawiIndonesian
- mannúðlegurIcelandic
- umanoItalian
- 人道的Japanese
- ჰუმანურიGeorgian
- humanusLatin
- cilvēcīgs, humānsLatvian
- humaanDutch
- humanNorwegian
- ludzki, humanitarnyPolish
- humanoPortuguese
- umanRomanian
- человечный, гуманныйRussian
- humanSwedish
- மனிதாபிமானம்Tamil
- insancılTurkish
- nhân đạoVietnamese
- 人道Chinese
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