Degenerated

Synonyms for "degenerated" (282 found)

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pervert abandoned adulterate alloy alter altered ameliorate apostate apostatize backslide backslider bad egg bad lot base be changed be converted into be renewed better black sheep bottom out

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lecher lecherous let down lost sheep lost soul low lowlife marcescent mean meliorate metamorphosed metastasized miscreant misuse mitigate modified modulate morally polluted mutant mutate

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nefarious obscene outrageous overripe perverse perverted pimp pining poison pollute polluted profligate prostitute putrid qualified rake rakehell ravage ravish reach the depths rebuilt 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 slip slip back slipping slumping sorry lot stagnate steeped in iniquity subsiding subversive swerve tabetic tack taint tainted take a turn touch bottom traitorous transformed translated transmuted treasonable trip trollop turn turn against turn aside turn into turn the corner turn traitor twist ugly ulcerate undergo a change unhealthy 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

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libertine profligate riotous

Noun(4 words)

love child perv perve pervert

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Despite their truth, sayings like "carpe diem", "live for yourself" and "know your worth" have degenerated into cliches for justifying rudeness, oddness, and apathy, at the hands of TV personalities and columnists. That is what is called "educated ignorance".

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Islamization in Algeria has degenerated into a civil war that has left nearly 200,000 dead.

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Islamization in Algeria has degenerated into a civil war that has left nearly two hundred thousand dead and the regime buys the peace of the imams by making concessions.

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The meeting degenerated into a vicious brawl.

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