HUMANELY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

humanely

adverb

Definition of humanely

as in charitably

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Recent Examples of humanely For meat to be considered halal and suitable for consumption by Muslims, animals must be healthy and treated humanely before slaughter. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Philadelphia Zoo The zoo said Makini was humanely euthanized after months of arthritis significantly affected his joints, along with recent significant signs of weakness and difficulty navigating. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 Wildlife officers found the bear in the park and humanely euthanized it, in accordance with agency policy, CPW said. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 In an interesting episode during the 1974-75 war, the Peshmerga managed to shoot down an Iraqi MiG-19 fighter jet and capture its pilot, who was treated exceptionally humanely. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 In Everglades City, about 75 miles west of Miami, a restaurant called Wildman’s Pizza, Pasta, and Python will take customers’ recently (and humanely) killed snakes in exchange for menu items. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 While Rhaenyra is busy fretting about how to most humanely punish this random son of Westeros, Lord Hightower and his army march on Tumbleton and take the city hostage. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanely

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Duplan was, charitably, a poor leader.

— Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The new Beaches is most charitably viewed as an oldies act for a movie.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of charitably

Adverb

To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of benevolently

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The two of us advise some of the most philanthropically motivated people in tech.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
And one of those models that a lot of people, for a while, had some hope in was philanthropically minded billionaires who would see the value in what journalism was doing, and also have the capacity to remove it from the marketplace of capitalism, at least to a degree.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of philanthropically

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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

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Dumfries cut inside and unselfishly rolled it across for Inter captain Lautaro Martínez to score one of the easiest goals of his career, tapping it into an empty net from three yards out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.

— Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of unselfishly

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Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

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