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Synonyms for debased

  • adjective

Most common

vulgar profane impure adulterated fallen degraded butchered

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Vile

vile, vulgar, wretched, impure, adulterated, profane, low, base, contemptible, despicable, tainted, sordid, scummy, reptilian, scurvy, adulterate formal dated

2. Corrupted

corrupted, corrupt, vitiated, reprobate

Other

degraded, fallen, butchered, abject

Antonyms

based

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Brought low; degraded.

  2. adj. 2

    Abased, abaissé: (of a charge) borne lower than usual.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:debased.

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or Debased?

The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • vulgar He's misunderstood because of his vulgar language.
  • profane Mixing the profane with the divine was Ginsberg's shtick.
  • impure Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
  • adulterated Wine, olive oil, and honey are frequently adulterated, faked, or counterfeited.
  • fallen A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
  • degraded He degraded himself by telling me lies.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
debasedsteady
vulgarsteady
profanerising
impuresteady
adulteratedfalling
fallenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
low1
4 letters
base1, vile1
6 letters
fallen2, vulgar2, impure2, sordid2, abject2, scurvy, scummy
7 letters
corrupt2, tainted2, profane2
8 letters
wretched2, degraded3, vitiated
9 letters
corrupted3, butchered2, reptilian3, reprobate3
10 letters
despicable4, adulterate4
11 letters
adulterated5
12 letters
contemptible4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fallen2 = 2 syllables).