hu·​mane | \ hyü-ˈmān , yü- \

Definition of humane

1: marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals

• humane prison guards

• a more humane way of treating farm animals

2: characterized by or tending to broad humanistic culture : HUMANISTIC

• humane studies

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Other Words from humane

humanely adverb
humaneness noun

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Synonyms & Antonyms for humane

Synonyms

• beneficent, benevolent, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warmhearted

Antonyms

• atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, callous, cold-blooded, cruel, fiendish, hard-hearted, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, sadistic, savage, truculent, uncompassionate, unfeeling, unkind, unkindly, unsympathetic, vicious, wanton

Source:

“Humane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humane.