Synonyms for human
ˈhyu mən or, often, ˈyu-; ˈyu mən; yudʒhu·man

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1. human

   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, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

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1. human

   Synonyms:
   ethnical, cosmical, anthropological, rational, civilized

   Antonyms:
   inhuman, beastly, irrational

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. homo, man, human being, humanadjective

   any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

   Synonyms:
   military personnel, world, humankind, man, human beings, mankind, valet de chambre, serviceman, military man, gentleman, homo, valet, homosexual, homophile, humanity, piece, gentleman's gentleman, human being, humans, adult male, gay, human race

   Antonyms:
   apelike, anthropoid, nonhuman, bloodless, anthropoidal, inhuman, dehumanised, dehumanized, unhuman

2. humanadjective

   characteristic of humanity

   "human nature"

   Antonyms:
   dehumanized, anthropoidal, bloodless, unhuman, anthropoid, nonhuman, inhuman, dehumanised, apelike

3. humanadjective

   relating to a person

   "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"

   Antonyms:
   inhuman, nonhuman, anthropoidal, dehumanized, anthropoid, bloodless, apelike, dehumanised, unhuman

4. humanadjective

   having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings

   "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"

   Antonyms:
   inhuman, nonhuman, dehumanised, apelike, unhuman, dehumanized, anthropoid, anthropoidal, bloodless

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. manvi

   yeah it is also known as human

   Submitted by anonymous on April 6, 2021  

2. monolingual

   hercules mulligan

   lafayette

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

3. muggle

   a muggle is a human name from harry potter

   "you're a muggle-born?!"

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. humanadjective

   Synonyms:
   man's, of man

2. humanadjective

   Synonyms:
   common to mankind

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1. List of paraphrases for "human":

   humane, humans, humanos, mankind, manpower, humanity, man, humanitarian, humankind, humaine, rights, humaines, humana, humanities, humano, humains, fundamental, anthropogenic, people, bushra

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1. Beau Phillips:

   We coordinate with clinics and hospitals to obtain human tissue and blood -- specimens that would be otherwise be disposed of -- and provide them to biotechnology and academic institutions performing research to find a cure, the nation's and the world's greatest research facilities need a reliable source of healthy human-derived blood, tissue and cellular specimens to perform their studies. As a point of clarification, StemExpress has never requested nor received an intact fetus.

2. Henry Ward Beecher:

   The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is a human owl, vigilant in darkness, and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.

3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   I will pledge assistance of a total of about 200 million U.S. dollars for those countries contending with ISIL, to help build their human capacities, infrastructure, and so on.

4. Charlotte Bronte:

   Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition.

5. Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong:

   We shall no longer participate in international sessions singling out the human rights situation of the DPRK for mere political attack.