Synonyms of prostitutes

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noun

plural of prostitute

as in hookers

a woman who engages in sexual activities for money

was caught procuring the services of a prostitute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hookers
• whores
• courtesans
• streetwalkers
• bawds
• madams
• tarts
• sex workers
• hustlers
• call girls
• drabs
• women of the street
• mesdames
• madames
• cocottes
• tramps
• sirens
• floozies
• hussies
• libertines
• temptresses
• flirts
• tempters
• vamps
• coquettes
• chippies
• wenches
• minxes
• jades
• doxies

prostitutes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of prostitute

1

as in perverts

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perverts
• corrupts
• debauches
• poisons
• degrades
• humiliates
• deteriorates
• subverts
• weakens
• damages
• debases
• ruins
• demeans
• depraves
• destroys
• disgraces
• abases
• mars
• dilutes
• profanes
• demoralizes
• vitiates
• taints
• bastardizes
• cheapens
• cankers
• lessens
• warps
• shames
• contaminates
• pollutes
• hurts
• harms
• dirties
• wrecks
• waters down
• thins
• flaws
• spoils
• humbles
• defiles
• stains
• impairs
• dishonors
• begrimes
• tarnishes
• befouls
• descends
• takes down
• defaces
• depreciates
• downgrades
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ennobles
• honors
• uplifts
• dignifies
• improves
• elevates
• exalts
• enhances
• betters
• amends
• enriches
• cleans
• respects
• perfects
• ameliorates
• restores
• clarifies
• cleanses
• purifies
• meliorates
• refines

2

as in abuses

to put to a bad or improper use

urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• misuses
• perverts
• misapplies
• profanes
• misemploys
• corrupts
• degrades
• twists
• mismanages
• desecrates
• debases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• applies
• employs
• utilizes
• respects