Synonyms of dehumanize

dehumanize

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈ(h)yü-mə-ˌnīz 

as in to humiliate

to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being

being deprived of clothes dehumanized the prisoners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliate
• brutalize
• poison
• subvert
• demean
• animalize
• bestialize
• degrade
• contaminate
• pollute
• corrupt
• prostitute
• debauch
• deprave
• abase
• humble
• pervert
• disgrace
• taint
• warp
• profane

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• honor
• exalt
• amend
• restore
• dignify
• purify
• cleanse
• respect
• elevate
• ennoble
• uplift

Examples of dehumanize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the biopic doesn’t delve into the local communal tensions touched on by the documentary (a reason the real Nasir cites for his creative endeavors), that the movie’s characters are mostly Muslim, at a time when rampant cinematic propaganda dehumanizes Indian Muslims, is affirming enough. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024

According to a study from Stanford University, dehumanizing language against immigrants — including calling or comparing immigrants to animals — has increased over the past several years. —Gwen Aviles, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024

Black women do not need to seek validation from the institutions that dehumanize them. —Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024

Her chronicle of those fictions couldn’t feel truer, though: ceaseless spreadsheets, dehumanizing dronework, an endless sea of middle managers failing upward. —Longreads, 30 Aug. 2024