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
Other Words from humane
humanely adverb
humaneness noun
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.