subhuman
Below human level
Subhuman describes someone or something regarded as less than fully human—inferior in dignity, intelligence, or moral worth.
The term has been used to justify atrocities, dehumanizing groups to make violence against them seem acceptable: Nazi propaganda depicted Jews as subhuman.
It can also describe conditions unfit for human beings: subhuman living conditions.
As a noun, it labels a person so regarded.
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
- savageFierce and untamed
- uncivilizedLacking social graces
- animalisticResembling brute nature
bestial · primitive · beastly · feral · mongrel · brute · creature
Lower in standing
- demeanLower in standing
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- objectifyTreat as mere thing
- depersonalizeRemove individual character
debase · devalue · diminish · brutalize · animalistic · bestial · barbaric · vilify
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
ethnocentrism · intolerance · supremacism · genocide · Holocaust · apartheid · segregation · Nazism
Lower in degree
- inferiorOf lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- substandardBelow required quality
- deficientHaving too little
inadequate · second-class · low-grade · beneath · unworthy · lowly · underclass · subpar
barbaric
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
- savageFierce and untamed
- uncivilizedLacking social graces
animalistic · bestial · primitive · beastly · feral · mongrel · brute · creature
degrade
Lower in standing
depersonalize · debase · devalue · diminish · brutalize · animalistic · bestial · barbaric · vilify · stigmatize
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
xenophobia · ethnocentrism · intolerance · supremacism · genocide · Holocaust · apartheid · segregation · Nazism · ethnic cleansing
lesser
Lower in degree
- inferiorOf lower rank
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- substandardBelow required quality
deficient · inadequate · second-class · low-grade · beneath · unworthy · lowly · underclass · subpar · base
subhumansuperhuman
Beyond typical ability
godlike · divine · transcendent · sublime · angelic
subhumannoble
Titled or virtuous
magnanimous · high-minded · virtuous · saintly · humane
subhumansuperhuman
Beyond typical ability
suprahuman · godlike · divine · transcendent · Übermensch