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. Humaneadjective

   Synonyms:
   Kind, sympathizing, benevolent, mild, compassionate, gentle, tender, merciful.

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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. kind

   Submitted by alista2 on May 22, 2024  

2. 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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How to use humane in a sentence?

1. Gina Rodriguez:

   Every country has immigration rights, every country has borders – every country does what America does, but we need to be humane.

2. The Pentagon:

   The United States is grateful to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, the United States coordinated with the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure this transfer took place consistent with appropriate security and humane treatment measures.

3. Farahlyn Hansen:

   If anyone has a right to be upset, it is me, i am not upset. I felt like it was the more humane thing for Robert Crosland to do than to just leave it( the puppy) to die. … The puppy was dying.

4. Matt Bershadker:

   Bershadker said. A dog fostered and then adopted during COVID-19 pandemic. With regardto adoption, Bershadker noted the ASPCA saw an initial spike in adoptions in March when the pandemic began, but saw numbers slowly start to plateau or decrease due to shelter closures and the slow nature of virtual adoption as quarantine progressed. This is partly due to the fact that, out of an abundance of caution related to the COVID-19 crisis across New York City, we closed the ASPCA Adoption Center to the public and worked hard to move the majority of the animals in our care into foster homes, Bershadker explained. LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPLAIN, THERAPY DOG CARE FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC The Humane Society has experienced similar trends. Weve definitely had an increased interest in adoptions, said Christina Hill, communications director for the Humane Society. But the virtual adoption process takes much longer to complete than our standard pre-COVID process. We also stopped intake, like many shelters have, at the recommendation of national veterinary and sheltering groups, and fewer in equals fewer out. A cat currently available for adoption from the Atlanta Humane Society. During the week of March 7, around when the COVID-19 crisis began in the U.S., there were 17,930 pet adoptions. The week of May 2, there were 11,938 pet adoptions, showing about a 33 percent decrease in adoptions from the start of the pandemic to this month. Butthe percentage of pets entering foster care is up. There were 32,962 pets in foster care the week of March 7, and as of May 8, there were 47,856 --a 45 percent increase. PUPPIES FROM GEORGIA ANIMAL SHELTER VISIT AQUARIUM DURING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN Jane Chiavelli is one quarantiner who decided this was the time to foster a dog. Ive grown up with dogs, and since Im working from home right now, I wanted to do something good and different, Chiavelli said. She decided to foster her dog, Gus, at the start of April, about one month into quarantine. Jane Chiavelli and her dog, Gus, who she fostered before adopting during COVID-19 pandemic.br I sent in an application to English Springer Rescue America and had a phone interview. Normally they come to inspect your house, but given social distancing, I sent pictures of my apartment and dog park. They matched me with Gus to foster, and I drove to [South Carolina]to pick him up, Chiavelli said. After a few weeks quarantining with Gus, she knew she had to adopt. I realized how perfect he was for me and couldnt imagine giving him up, she said. CAN PETS COME DOWN WITH CORONAVIRUS? Chiavelli said, based on her experience, she encourages everyone to foster pets and consider adoption. Do it, she said. I think its a great opportunity to do something good, and also an opportunity to have some nice company. A cat adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelters across the country have implemented innovative solutions to make situations like Chiavellis possible, while ensuring the safety of their staff, animals, and communities. Many animal shelters have been leaning on technology to facilitate online adoptions to continue safely moving dogs and cats out of the shelter and into homes.

5. Secretary Alejendro Mayorkas:

   If you come to the United States illegally, you will be returned. Your journey will not succeed and you will be endangering your life and your family’s lives, this administration is committed to developing safe, orderly and humane pathways for migration. This is not the way to do it.