Synonyms of bastardizing

bastardizing

verb

present participle of bastardize

as in degrading

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrading
• corrupting
• subverting
• diluting
• perverting
• weakening
• destroying
• deteriorating
• debasing
• debauching
• poisoning
• ruining
• humiliating
• cheapening
• damaging
• prostituting
• disgracing
• polluting
• demeaning
• depraving
• profaning
• tainting
• lessening
• marring
• warping
• vitiating
• demoralizing
• contaminating
• shaming
• cankering
• wrecking
• abasing
• impairing
• harming
• defiling
• hurting
• dirtying
• dishonoring
• thinning
• spoiling
• humbling
• tarnishing
• befouling
• defacing
• descending
• staining
• watering down
• downgrading
• depreciating
• begriming
• taking down
• flawing
• blemishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improving
• elevating
• honoring
• uplifting
• exalting
• enhancing
• amending
• perfecting
• enriching
• ennobling
• restoring
• ameliorating
• bettering
• refining
• respecting
• clarifying
• cleaning
• dignifying
• purifying
• cleansing
• meliorating