NONHUMAN Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

nonhuman

adjective

Definition of nonhuman

as in inhuman

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Recent Examples of nonhuman For instance, Argentina has created nonhuman corporations run entirely by AI agents. — Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 To Crowley and Dixit, their multispecies map is a natural extension of this worldview by identifying places meaningful to Penryn’s nonhuman residents and visitors. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The division houses secret evidence of UAPs and nonhuman visitations to Earth dating back to the Nixon administration. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 The data available for these vaccine candidates varies; some do not have animal testing data, while others have had promising findings in nonhuman primates, but clinical-grade material for testing in humans is not yet available. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonhuman

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The State Department had designated and sanctioned Ghezel Hesar Prison in 2024 for gross human rights violations and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Federal authorities have subjected record numbers of immigrants to mandatory detention, including in inhuman and degrading conditions, while gutting internal oversight mechanisms.

— Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of inhuman

Adjective

Massive robotic nozzles squirted layer upon layer of concrete under the high desert sun.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
None of the 26 patients who underwent robotic surgery had to be converted to an open procedure, and surgeons achieved clear margins in each case.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of robotic

Adjective

Extremist stories may claim that a group is under attack, that outsiders are dangerous or subhuman, or that violence is the only way to stay safe.

— Yu-Ru Lin, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The labor movement undertook two fights, resisting workers being displaced by machines but also resisting workers being treated as machines, subhuman fodder fuelling technological progress.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of subhuman

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