degraded

adjective

de·​grad·​ed di-ˈgrā-dəd 

dē-

1

: reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct

2

: characterized by degeneration of structure or function

degradedly adverb

Synonyms

• corrupt
• debased
• debauched
• decadent
• degenerate
• demoralized
• depraved
• dissipated
• dissolute
• jackleg
• libertine
• loose
• perverse
• perverted
• rakehell
• rakehelly
• rakish
• reprobate
• sick
• unclean
• unwholesome
• warped

Examples of degraded in a Sentence

many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration

Recent Examples on the Web

And climate change on a degraded planet is not a problem created or solved by physics or technology. —Bill Weir, TIME, 12 June 2024

Normally this system keeps our blood healthy by removing only aged and degraded cells. —Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2024

But reforestation projects store carbon by growing trees on degraded land, a more straightforward system. —Manuela Andreoni Victor Moriyama, New York Times, 2 May 2024

The ground operation will end only when Hamas ceases to function as a governing authority in Gaza and its military capabilities are significantly degraded. —Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1