Synonyms for humane
hyuˈmeɪn or, often, yu-hu·mane

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1. humaneadjective

   Antonyms:
   inhuman, inhumane

2. humaneadjective

   It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

   Antonyms:
   inhumane, inhuman

3. humaneadjective

   Antonyms:
   inhuman, inhumane

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1. 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

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1. humane

   Synonyms:
   benign, kind, tender, merciful, benevolent, compassionate

   Antonyms:
   unkind, cruel, unmerciful, inhuman

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1. humanist, humanistic, humaneadjective

   pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

   "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"

   Synonyms:
   human-centred, humanistic, humanist, human-centered, humanitarian

   Antonyms:
   insensate, noncivilized, brutal, brutish, cold-blooded, barbarous, vicious, fell, roughshod, bestial, noncivilised, savage, beastly, inhuman, brute(a), pitiless, unkind, inhumane, cold, cannibalic, cruel

2. humaneadjective

   marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

   Synonyms:
   humanistic, humanist

   Antonyms:
   brutish, cannibalic, savage, cold, brutal, inhuman, bestial, fell, brute(a), barbarous, beastly, unkind, cold-blooded, inhumane, vicious, roughshod, insensate, cruel, noncivilized, pitiless, noncivilised

3. humaneadjective

   showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

   Synonyms:
   humanistic, humanist

   Antonyms:
   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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1. human voice

   the center of conveyor of events and an action on a radio play

   harry says"we're stranded!"

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. humaneadjective

   Synonyms:
   kind, benevolent, benignant, obliging, accommodating, tender, sympathetic, charitable, compassionate, clement, gentle, kind-hearted, tenderhearted, good-hearted

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1. List of paraphrases for "humane":

   human, humanitarian, humanity, humanist, decent, worthy, dignified, humanistic

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1. Stan Raper:

   It's not a humane system.

2. Joe Biden:

   > WASHINGTON, Jan 5( Reuters) - The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in President Joe Biden first major speech on border security.At the same time, The United States will allow up to 30,000 people from those three countries plus Venezuela to enter the country by air each month, President Joe Biden said.The two-pronged approach is designed to blunt criticism from Republicans who have attacked President Joe Biden as record numbers of migrants cross the U.S.-Mexico border while also placating Democrats and immigration advocates who say Title 42 restrictions adopted under former President Donald Trump block migrants from exercising their right to apply for asylum.This new process is orderly, its safe and its humane, President Joe Biden said in a speech at the White House. He said his message to those would-be migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua or Haiti without a U.S. sponsor is : Do not just show up at the border.In November, U.S. border officials encountered 82,000 migrants from those countries and Venezuela who were attempting to enter without permission at the border with Mexico, according to U.S. government data.The plan is part of a broader effort to deter record numbers of border crossers and address the political and humanitarian challenge of mass migration that has dogged the Democratic president since he took office in 2021, as well as his predecessors from both parties.These actions alone are not going to fix our entire immigration system.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Until we finally pass comprehensive reform -- and I would very much like to see the House of Representatives pick up where the Senate left off -- we must be aggressive in pursuing policies that are humane and sensible and that keep families together, i strongly support the administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA is a good first step, but it should be expanded.

4. Dale Baich:

   The drug protocol in Oklahoma is not capable of producing a humane execution, even if it is administered properly.

5. Jon Michael Raasch:

   Those who do not have a legal basis to remain will be quickly removed, and so we will continue to fully enforce our immigration laws in a fair, orderly and humane manner.