All degenerate synonyms
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D d verb degenerate
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- disintegrate β to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- revert β to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- regress β to move backward; go back.
- lessen β to become less.
- retrogress β to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- return β to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- corrode β If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust.
- deprave β Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- rot β to undergo decomposition; decay.
- backslide β to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- vitiate β to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- fall off β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- go to pieces β a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
adjective degenerate
- debased β rendered less valuable or admirable
- decadent β If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
- immoral β violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- debauched β If you describe someone as debauched, you mean they behave in a way that you think is socially unacceptable, for example because they drink a lot of alcohol or have sex with a lot of people.
- perverted β Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- deteriorated β Become progressively worse.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- decayed β having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed
- degenerated β to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- degraded β disgraced, debased, depraved, etc.
- depraved β Depraved actions, things, or people are morally bad or evil.
- failing β Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- fallen β past participle of fall.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- miscreant β depraved, villainous, or base.
- retrograde β moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
- sinking β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- dissolute β indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
- effete β lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- infamous β having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- nefarious β extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- overripe β too ripe; more than ripe: overripe tomatoes.
- retrogressive β characterized by retrogression; degenerating.
- rotten β decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- unhealthy β not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.