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English adjective: degenerate | |||
| 1. | degenerate unrestrained by convention or morality | ||
| Samples | Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society. Deplorably dissipated and degraded. Riotous living. Fast women. | ||
| Synonyms | debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous | ||
| Similar | immoral | ||
| Antonyms | moral | ||
English noun: degenerate | |||
| 1. | degenerate (person) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | ||
| Synonyms | deviant, deviate, pervert | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | miscreant, reprobate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bugger, child molester, fetishist, lech, lecher, letch, masochist, nympho, nymphomaniac, paederast, paedophile, pederast, pedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, satyr, sod, sodomist, sodomite | ||
English verb: degenerate | |||
| 1. | degenerate (body) grow worse | ||
| Samples | Her condition deteriorated. Conditions in the slums degenerated. The discussion devolved into a shouting match. | ||
| Synonyms | deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fade, fatigue, jade, languish, pall, rot, tire, waste, weary | ||
| Antonyms | convalesce, recover, recuperate | ||
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