Decadent

/ˈdɛkədənt/

Synonyms for "decadent" (88 found)

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Closest matches (18)

abandonedcoming apartcontaminated corrupt corrupted cracking crumbling debased debauched decadence decaying declining degenerate

Adjective(5 words)

aesthete artistecultural decaydebauchee declining

Strong matches (26)

Adjective(4 words)

degeneratefin-de-sieclehedonist hedonistic

degenerating degenerative degraded depraved deteriorating disintegrating dissipated dissolute draining drooping dwindling ebbing effete enervated fading failing fallingfalling offflagging fragmenting

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going to piecesimmoral

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Verb(3 words)

indulged surfeited wantoned

Adjective(6 words)

indulgent libertine louche luxurious ruinous sybarite

languishing lecherous marcescentmorally pollutedmoribundon the waneperverted pining polluted profligate regressive reprobate retrograde retrogressive rotten self-indulgent shriveling sinking sliding slipping

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slumpingsteeped in iniquitysubsiding tabetic tainted vice-corrupted vitiated waning warped wasting wilting withering worsening

Noun(2 words)

roue voluptuaries

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More general

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artistbad personbeingcultural stateevaluative adjectivehumanmoral conditionperson writer

More specific

11 entries

critic debaucheeeconomic stagnationlavish lifestylelibertineluxury goodsmoral decaynovelistornate architecturepoetpolitical corruption

Collocations

10 entries

cultural decadencedecadent architecturedecadent artdecadent cuisinedecadent culturedecadent fictiondecadent lifestyledecadent literaturedecadent movementmoral decadence

Inflections

3 entries

decadentsmore decadentmost decadent

Derivations

2 entries

decadence decadently

similar

2 entries

immoral indulgent

Sample sentences

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We had a decadent breakfast.

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All acts against nature are decadence. The most decadent of men are priests: they teach that which is against nature. Debating isn't effective against priests, only prison is.

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The cake I had last night at the French restaurant was so utterly rich, sinful, and decadent that I practically died and went to heaven.

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Some people like to dip marshmallows in chocolate or caramel for a decadent treat.

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