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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
  • Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.
    Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In their telling, the fraud blamed on Dorje Chang was, in fact, pulled off by one of his corrupt former disciples.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Verb
  • The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.
    Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The hydroelectric dams, which were built between 1912 and the 1960s, not only blocked salmon from reaching spawning areas but also degraded the river’s water quality, contributing to toxic algae blooms and disease outbreaks that at times killed masses of fish.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of degraded
Adjective
  • All but one of those patients had been exposed to sick cattle or poultry on farms.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • There is no cure for a sick heart, definitely not in Ferrante’s universe, where desire burns down to an ember that lingers, waiting to be fanned and catch fire.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • Get The Recipe 15 of 25 Butter Pecan Cheesecake Take a break from the usual pecan pie, with this decadent cheesecake topped with a nutty, caramel-like topping.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel When election night calls for a little indulgence, this Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel cocktail delivers a decadent treat.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 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
  • Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • As Putin kept stacking charges, the conditions of his imprisonment deteriorated.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Much of the earthen and stone structures have deteriorated with time, but their scale is not lost.
    Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen remained weakened after Ishiba downplayed the prospect of imminent interest rate hikes earlier this week.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakened
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