Degenerate

/dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/

Synonyms for "degenerate" (345 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (69)

abandoned adulterate alloy alter altered ameliorate apostate apostatize backslide backsliderbad eggbad lotbasebe changedbe converted intobe renewedbetterblack sheepbottom outbreak

Show 30 more words

canker change changeable changed cheapen checker chopchop and changecoarsencome aboutcome apartcome aroundcome downcome roundcoming apartconfound contaminate contaminated converted corrupt corrupted cracking crumbling debase debased debauch debauched debauchee decadence decadent

Noun(13 words)

age related declineatrophies atrophying bastard butut cankerscollapsed shapecollapsing of civilizationcorrupt criminal dead-cell debase debased

Verb(4 words)

atrophied backslidden barbarized debasing

Adjective(2 words)

cankered debauched

Strong matches (104)

decay decayed decline declining defect defile deflower degrade degraded denature deprave depraved descend desecrate desert despoil deteriorate deteriorating devalue deviant

Show 45 more words

deviate disimprove disintegrate disintegrating dissolutedissolve into chaosdistort diverge divergent diversify draining drooping dwindling ebbing effete enervated err fading failing fallfall backfallen angelfalling flag flagging flagitious flop fragmentingget worsegogo astraygo downhillgo to potgo to the dogsgo wronggoing to piecesgrow worsehaul aroundhave a comedownhit rock bottomignoble immoral improve improved impure

Noun(18 words)

decay decaying declinedecline of civilizationdegenerate celldegenerate formdegenerated tissuedegradation programdegrade degraded depraved deteriorate deteriorated deviant deviate disordering gangrening guttersnipes

Adjective(9 words)

decayed versiondegradeddegraded statusdilapidated disarranged dissipated dissolute fast frowzled

Verb(11 words)

degenerating deteriorate deteriorates devolve devolved devolves devolving dotes drop festered festers

Adjective(1 words)

illegitimate

Related words (172)

Noun(19 words)

increase in lawlessnesslapseslose controllowlife nast perv perve pervert rascal rots ruined sleazes slumstrivial casevillain wantons worsen wretchzero dimension

indecent infamous infect inferior jibe kinky languishing lapse lecher lecherouslet downlost sheeplost soullow marcescent mean meliorate metamorphosed metastasized miscreant

Show 119 more words

misuse mitigate modified modulatemorally pollutedmutant mutate nefarious obscene outrageous overripe perverse pervert perverted pimp pining poison pollute polluted profligate prostitute putrid qualified rake rakehell ravage ravishreach the depthsrebuilt recidivist recreant reformed regress regressive relapse renegade renege renewed reprobate retrograde retrogress retrogressive return revert revive revived revolutionary rot rotten roue ruin scapegrace seamy seed shift shriveling sicken sink sinking slacken sliding slipslip backslipping slumpingsorry lotstagnatesteeped in iniquitysubsiding subversive swerve tabetic tack taint taintedtake a turntouch bottomtraitorous transformed translated transmuted treasonable trip trollop turnturn againstturn asideturn intoturn the cornerturn traitortwist ugly ulcerateundergo a changeunhealthy unmitigated untune vary veer vice-corrupted vicious vile villainous violate vitiate vitiated vulgarize waning warp warped wasting wastrel weaken whore wilting withering worse worsen worsening

Verb(9 words)

lapsed nerf putrefy putrefying retrograded shriveledslip into chaosworsened worsens

Adjective(5 words)

libertine profligate putrefied riotous squalider

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

19 entries

action verbbeingcausative verbdecline entitygeometry termindividualmath descriptormiscreantmoral qualitymoral verbnegative descriptorobject personquality descriptorreprobate

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

18 entries

corrupt criminal debase debased decaydegenerate celldegenerate formdegenerate linedegenerate pointdegenerate tissuedegrade depraved deteriorate rascal ruined villain

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Collocations

9 entries

degenerate behaviordegenerate celldegenerate conditiondegenerate formdegenerate specimendegenerate statedegenerate tissuedegenerate triangledegenerative process

Inflections

5 entries

degenerated degenerates degeneratingmore degeneratemost degenerate

Derivations

4 entries

degeneracy degenerately degeneration degenerative

similar

1 entries

immoral

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There remain great fears of seeing the clashes degenerate into massacres.

Source: tatoeba (1233432)

Though my uncle is homeless, I don't think he is a degenerate.

Source: tatoeba (2332791)

Live can so easily degenerate into something sordid and vulgar.

Source: tatoeba (3573306)

In living through this "great epoch," it is difficult to reconcile oneself to the fact that one belongs to that mad, degenerate species that boasts of its free will. How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will! In such a place even I should be an ardent patriot.

Source: tatoeba (5225984)

Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.

More for "degenerate"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog