Synonyms of degraded

degraded 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈgrā-dəd 

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• sick
• debased
• degenerate
• loose
• warped
• perverted
• decadent
• demoralized
• dissipated
• depraved
• debauched
• spoiled
• crooked
• dissolute
• unclean
• unwholesome
• dishonest
• libertine
• vicious
• perverse
• rakish
• bad
• reprobate
• immoral
• contaminated
• wicked
• evil
• rakehelly
• rakehell
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• bent
• tainted
• unethical
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• sinful
• iniquitous
• nefarious
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• uncorrupted
• incorruptible
• uncorrupt
• good
• honest
• ethical
• moral
• virtuous
• principled
• righteous

degraded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of degrade

1

as in reduced

to bring to a lower grade or rank

the view that such a system degrades doctors to the status of medical employees who ultimately are not in charge of their patients' health care

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• demoted
• downgraded
• dismissed
• busted
• sacked
• disrated
• bust
• laid off
• humiliated
• fired
• debased
• canned
• broke
• demeaned
• downsized
• cashiered
• humbled
• lowered
• abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• raised
• promoted
• elevated
• hired

2

as in deteriorated

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

degrading the school's animal mascot with a silly costume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorated
• corrupted
• weakened
• humiliated
• poisoned
• damaged
• diluted
• destroyed
• subverted
• debased
• perverted
• demeaned
• ruined
• depraved
• disgraced
• polluted
• debauched
• prostituted
• vitiated
• lessened
• marred
• cheapened
• demoralized
• contaminated
• warped
• tainted
• bastardized
• profaned
• cankered
• shamed
• impaired
• abased
• thinned
• humbled
• hurt
• harmed
• wrecked
• defiled
• dishonored
• spoiled
• stained
• dirtied
• tarnished
• watered down
• spoilt
• flawed
• begrimed
• defaced
• befouled
• descended
• depreciated
• downgraded
• took down
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• improved
• uplifted
• honored
• amended
• enhanced
• exalted
• enriched
• ennobled
• dignified
• restored
• ameliorated
• perfected
• refined
• cleaned
• purified
• bettered
• cleansed
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

3

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

the players degraded themselves with their crude antics off the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• shamed
• disgraced
• humbled
• debased
• confused
• demeaned
• dishonored
• insulted
• cheapened
• rattled
• abased
• smirched
• diminished
• chastened
• lowered
• fouled
• criticized
• took down
• sunk
• ridiculed
• mortified
• minimized
• disparaged
• flustered
• sank
• disconcerted
• detracted
• maligned
• discounted
• belittled
• depreciated
• slandered
• nonplussed
• confounded
• abashed
• condemned
• discomfited
• nonplused
• discountenanced
• defiled
• decried
• defamed
• fazed
• libeled
• affronted
• libelled
• castigated
• cried down
• denounced
• wrote off
• execrated
• censured
• put down
• damned
• bad-mouthed
• reprehended
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• exalted
• recognized
• honored
• cited
• deified
• praised
• decorated
• acknowledged
• celebrated
• complimented
• applauded
• cheered
• extolled
• boasted
• commended
• lauded
• canonized
• hailed
• saluted
• acclaimed
• congratulated
• feted
• touted
• aggrandized
• eulogized
• highlighted
• promoted
• magnified
• ennobled
• upgraded
• advanced
• dignified
• glorified
• spotlighted
• enshrined
• lifted
• played up
• raised
• uplifted
• fêted
• boosted
• enthroned
• idealized
• romanticized
• spotlit
• enskied

Examples of degraded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Engineers believe a separate set of degraded seals is causing helium leaks, which the spacecraft uses to pressurize the propulsion system and drive propellants into its thrusters. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024

True growth in China's underlying economic output is slowing thanks to a falling working-age population, a degraded environment, and inadequate political institutions. —Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015

The detective shared that the DNA was too degraded for a clear conclusion that Lindahl was responsible. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024

Some of the rubber and plastic had become stiff and degraded. —Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024