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adjective

Definition of debauchednext
as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards the debauched philanderer was the talk of the town

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debauched

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verb

past tense of debauch
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauched
  1. corrupt
  2. degraded
  3. sick
  4. decadent
  5. dissolute
  6. poisoned
  7. deteriorated
  8. weakened
Adjective
  • Years after witnessing the brutal death of his mother at the hands of Rana Singh (Sikandar Kher), a corrupt cop, Kid (Patel), opts to lean into the eye-for-an-eye approach.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a corrupt teacher who, while not quite as downright evil as the serial killer that was Mark Jefferson in the first game, has done some pretty bad things in the pursuit of recognition.
    Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Verb
  • When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.
    Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Adjective
  • But then Carey got sick with the flu, and was forced to cancel the first show of her 2024 Christmas Time tour.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
  • By Weiland’s estimates, up to 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently getting sick with COVID-19 each day, compared to around 1 million cases per day around this time in recent years.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • This recipe takes a simple pumpkin cake and turns it into a wonderfully decadent dessert with a creamy, spiced filling and whipped topping with caramel, toffee bars, and nuts.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Indulge in twenty-four gourmet biscotti bedecked with six decadent flavors.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of decadent
Adjective
  • Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause.
    Maurice Samuels / Made by History, TIME, 21 May 2024
Definition of dissolute
Verb
  • Haunting pictures of rows of small bodies covered in white sheets—some of the 400 children who were poisoned in the attack—became emblematic of the Assad regime’s cruelty.
    Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Poisoned Data, Poisoned Outcomes One of the biggest dangers in the AI supply chain is poisoned training data.
    Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • The problem today lies in farming conditions, which have deteriorated considerably over the years.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, the popular roadside attraction deteriorated.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nissan in particular has struggled recently, especially in the key American market, where sales have weakened.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The new tactic comes as Iran's influence has severely weakened in the Middle East amid Israel's deadly response to devastating attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah, both Iranian proxies.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
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