Depraved

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deprave form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

    "a depraved killer"

  2. 2
    Distorted out of the normal course; abnormal. archaic

    "The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
pervertedabandonedaberrantabjectabominablearrant

Antonyms

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proper

Example

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"This criminal is morally depraved."

Related phrases

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