Synonyms of humanism

humanism

noun

as in generosity

concern for human welfare (as shown through philanthropic activities)

The humanism of the couple was revealed when they welcomed those displaced by the fire into their home.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generosity
• humaneness
• humanity
• compassion
• kindness
• heart
• humanitarianism
• altruism
• feelings
• goodwill
• sympathy
• love
• sensitivity
• feeling
• benevolence
• affection
• benignity
• philanthropy
• pity
• sensibility
• empathy
• mercy
• kindliness
• ruth
• responsiveness
• benignancy
• commiseration
• kindheartedness
• good-heartedness
• charity
• warmheartedness
• largeheartedness
• softheartedness
• bigheartedness
• affinity
• rapport
• regard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• coldness
• cruelty
• disinterest
• callousness
• unconcern
• hatred
• hostility
• harshness
• animosity
• antipathy
• inhumanity
• dislike
• pitilessness
• mercilessness
• coldheartedness
• hard-heartedness
• inhumanness

Examples of humanism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That context, especially against the backdrop of the present agony of Palestinians, creates painful dissonance with her work’s wounded humanism—and, ironically, underscores the urgent need for it. —The New Yorker, 26 June 2024

The political upheavals of that decade called into question every humanism, old and new. —John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024

Phony Lanthimos is inferior to Solondz and Polanski, who bring masterly technique and deeply felt humanism to their satires. —Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024

Who benefits from the promotion of myth as the means of achieving true humanism, and at what cost to whom? —John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024