Heartlessness and Humaneness
Opposite meaning words
Heartlessness
Heartlessness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the gung ho heartlessness with which the secret police tortured prisoners was beyond belief
Humaneness is an antonym for heartlessness.
Humaneness
Humaneness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.
Usage example: with more humaneness than good sense, I decided to take in yet another stray cat
Heartlessness is an antonym for humaneness.
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Humaneness and Heartlessness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartlessness/humaneness
Heartlessness & Humaneness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartlessness/humaneness>.
Humaneness or Heartlessness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartlessness/humaneness.
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