DEGENERATE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word degenerate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEGENERATE
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debauched | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality | ||||||||
degraded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality • lowered in value | ||||||||
deteriorate | verbv | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
deviant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm | ||||||||
deviate | verbv | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • markedly different from an accepted norm verb • turn aside; turn away from • be at variance with; be out of line with • cause to turn away from a previous or expected course | ||||||||
devolve | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass on or delegate to another • be inherited by • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
dissipated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality • preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance | ||||||||
dissolute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
fast | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly • (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time • at a rapid tempo noun • abstaining from food adverb • quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form) • firmly or closely adjective satellite • (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds • resistant to destruction or fading • unrestrained by convention or morality • hurried and brief • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause • (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time verb • abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons • abstain from eating | ||||||||
libertine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality | ||||||||
pervert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||||
profligate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society • a recklessly extravagant consumer adjective satellite • recklessly wasteful • unrestrained by convention or morality | ||||||||
riotous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • produced or growing in extreme abundance • characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination • unrestrained by convention or morality |