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Another word for humane

humane Synonyms

humane

modif.

Kindly
benevolent, sympathetic, understanding, pitying, compassionate, kindhearted, human, tenderhearted, forgiving, gracious, charitable, benignant, gentle, tender, clement, benign, obliging, friendly, indulgent, generous, lenient, tolerant, democratic, accommodating, good-natured, liberal, humanitarian, righteous, open-minded, broad-minded, altruistic, philanthropic, helpful, magnanimous, amiable, genial, cordial, unselfish, warmhearted, large-hearted, big-hearted, beneficent, soft-hearted, sympathizing, freehearted, liberal, pitying, good, soft*, easy*; see also kind 1, merciful 1.
Antonyms cruel*, barbaric, inhuman.
Cultural
civilized, advanced, cultured; see educated 1, refined 2.

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Another word for humane

adjective

Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering:

charitable, compassionate, human, humanitarian, merciful. See attitude, kind

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Together we let a dog choose us at the local humane society.
Not that I am less humane than others, but I did not perceive that my feelings were much affected.
He was also of a most humane disposition and a friend of Liberal institutions.
Bearbaiting, till within comparatively recent times, was a favourite sport throughout Europe, but, along with cock-fighting and badger-baiting, has gradually disappeared before a more humane civilization.
The rising of 1863 may without injustice be said to be due to the more humane policy of the tsar Alexander II.

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