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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
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as in cruel
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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Recent Examples of inhumane
The horrendous, inhumane behavior of the Russian military in Ukraine is beyond belief.
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Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The roundups are controversial because horses can die or become injured in the stressful process, which wild horse advocates say is inhumane.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has resumed detaining migrant families with children in ICE custody, a practice ended under Biden that advocates say is dangerous and inhumane.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
An investigation conducted by the department and the Waterbury State’s Attorney’s Office determined that the stepson had endured prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The roundups are controversial because horses can die or become injured in the stressful process, which wild horse advocates say is inhumane.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has resumed detaining migrant families with children in ICE custody, a practice ended under Biden that advocates say is dangerous and inhumane.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
An investigation conducted by the department and the Waterbury State’s Attorney’s Office determined that the stepson had endured prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhumane
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But when the ruthless Mafia boss Nicola Grimaldi discovers his young son has been kidnapped and murdered, the suspect and Grimaldi’s former friend Vito seeks refuge with police.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The way to move up in your organization might require being ruthless.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jokes that didn’t land with the squad The kids in Bad Influence say the pranks were the most cruel.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The straightforward task rapidly devolves into a perilous game of cat and mouse, when the merciless leader of a notorious crime syndicate sets his sights on claiming the organ for himself.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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The counterpoint to Pritzker’s light touch on Schumer is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been merciless in her disapproval of Schumer’s decision.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway fared better than the S & P 500 in a brutal week as investors embraced the safety of a cash-rich conglomerate while President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs wreaked havoc on Wall Street.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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With six games remaining in the regular season — and five of them coming in a brutal seven-day span — the Knicks are suddenly getting healthy at a time when workload management becomes a daily dilemma.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Softened by pride, Amber slinks away herself, albeit much more cutely than Gregory and accompanied by a vicious side-eye.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mikal, Tonya and Jason are vicious, screaming and hurling vile truths at one another.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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As savage Arctic cold was getting ready to surge south across North America, vivid imagery based on data from weather models showed us what was going to happen.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
27 Dec. 2022
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The 2023 grand marshal is former Arizona Democratic congresswoman Gabby Giffords, gravely wounded in a savage mass shooting in 2011 that also killed six people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumane. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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