Humane and Inhuman

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Humane adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

Usage example: the Geneva conventions spelled out standards for the humane treatment of prisoners of war

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Inhuman is an antonym for humane in kind topic.

Nearby Words: humanity, human, humanely, humaneness, humanism

Inhuman adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: an inhuman indifference to the sufferings of other human beings

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Humane is an antonym for inhuman in cruel topic.

Once freed, Kerrigan is relatively humane and an Anti-Villain, but still more inhuman than she was before.

Source: Transhuman Treachery

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