HUMANE Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word humane. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HUMANE
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altruistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | ||||||||
benevolent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intending or showing kindness adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity • generous in providing aid to others • generous in assistance to the poor | ||||||||
caring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a loving feeling adjective satellite • feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | ||||||||
charitable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or characterized by charity • full of love and generosity adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||||||||
compassionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing or having compassion verb • share the suffering of | ||||||||
considerate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | ||||||||
empathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states | ||||||||
gentle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe • having or showing a kindly or tender nature • quiet and soothing • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • easily handled or managed • having little impact • marked by moderate steepness verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility • stroke soothingly | ||||||||
humanitarian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism noun • someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms • an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
kind | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior noun • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality adjective satellite • agreeable, conducive to comfort • tolerant and forgiving under provocation | ||||||||
merciful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing or giving mercy adjective satellite • (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious | ||||||||
sympathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system • expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward • (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity • having similar disposition and tastes • relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body | ||||||||
tender | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality • easy to cut or chew • physically untoughened noun • something that can be used as an official medium of payment • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price • car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water • a boat for communication between ship and shore • ship that usually provides supplies to other ships adjective satellite • hurting • young and immature • having or displaying warmth or affection • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail • (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition verb • offer or present for acceptance • propose a payment • make a tender of; in legal settlements • make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer | ||||||||
humanist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism • of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion • pertaining to or concerned with the humanities noun • a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts • an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
humanistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion • of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism • pertaining to or concerned with the humanities adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
mannish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman • characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman |