In the last century, however, four successive heirs were of a dissolute and wasteful disposition, and the family ruin was eventually completed by a gambler in the days of the Regency.
Source: tatoeba (6620891)
Dissolute
/ˈdɪsəljuːt/
Synonyms for "dissolute" (86 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (43)
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Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: debauched, dissipated, abandoned, amoral, contaminated.
- Sentence evidence is available for dissolute, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "dissolute".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "dissolute"
Keep "dissolute" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "dissolute" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "dissolute", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "dissolute" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesbehavioral qualitycharacter traitmoral attribute
More specific
2 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdissolute behaviordissolute choicesdissolute conductdissolute lifestyledissolute persondissolute pleasures
Inflections
2 entriesmore dissolutemost dissolute
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 23 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄσωτος adj (dissolute)
Armenian
3 entries- զեղխ adj (dissolute)
- շվայտ adj (dissolute)
- ցոփ adj (dissolute)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- azğın adj (dissolute)
- pozğun adj (dissolute)
- əxlaqsız adj (dissolute)
Bulgarian
2 entries- развратен adj (dissolute)
- разпуснат adj (dissolute)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 放蕩 /放荡 adj (dissolute)
Dutch
1 entries- losbandig adj (dissolute)
Estonian
1 entries- kõlvatu adj (dissolute)
Finnish
3 entries- irstaileva adj (dissolute)
- irstas adj (dissolute)
- rietas adj (dissolute)
French
1 entries- dissolu adj (dissolute)
Galician
2 entries- disoluto adj (dissolute)
- perdido adj (dissolute)
Greek
1 entries- ακόλαστος adj (dissolute)
Hungarian
1 entries- kicsapongó adj (dissolute)
Irish
1 entries- scaoilteach adj (dissolute)
Italian
1 entries- dissoluto adj (dissolute)
Japanese
2 entries- エッチ adj (dissolute)
- 嫌らしい adj (dissolute)
Macedonian
3 entries- блу́ден adj (dissolute)
- ра́звратен adj (dissolute)
- ра́спуштен adj (dissolute)
Māori
1 entries- karihika adj (dissolute)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- fordervet adj (dissolute)
- lastefull adj (dissolute)
- liderlig adj (dissolute)
- tøylesløs adj (dissolute)
Polish
1 entries- rozwiązły adj (dissolute)
Portuguese
1 entries- dissoluto adj (dissolute)
Russian
4 entries- похо́тливый adj (dissolute)
- развра́тный adj (dissolute)
- распу́тный adj (dissolute)
- распу́щенный adj (dissolute)
Spanish
2 entries- disoluto adj (dissolute)
- perdulario adj (dissolute)
Swedish
4 entries- lastbar adj (dissolute)
- liderlig adj (dissolute)
- tygellös adj (dissolute)
- utsvävande adj (dissolute)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Allwhite is dominated, of course, by its white characters: the high-school mean girls Meagan, Maegan and Megan (abused, bulimic, druggy), their mothers (smothering, manipulative, viperish) and their boyfriends (psychotic, supportive, dissolute).
Source: wiktionary
[H]e illustrated the hypocrisy of his party; and was often known to exercise his talent of drinking a company of dissolutes under the table.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "dissolute"?
Closest matches include debauched, dissipated, abandoned, amoral, contaminated.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "dissolute"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.