Synonyms for decadent
- adjective
Most common
immoral degenerate depraved effete self-indulgent hedonistic fin de siècle
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Immoral — characterized by moral or cultural decline
immoral, degenerate, depraved, effete, dissolute, corrupt, profligate, perverted, corrupted, reprobate, debauched, licentious, iniquitous
2. Hedonistic — luxuriously self-indulgent
hedonistic, sinful informal, self-indulgent, epicurean, hedonic, sybaritic, luxurious dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
- adj. 2
Luxuriously self-indulgent.
Related words
- Word family
- decadence
- Other spellings
- décadent
Example sentences
- immoral Be immoral, cheat and steal. Such people live well.
- degenerate Don't allow your muscles to degenerate.
- depraved Yanni is a depraved person with interests in minors.
- effete The critics dismissed the film as an effete imitation of earlier, bolder works.
- hedonistic Vengeance has a strictly hedonistic end.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| decadent | rising | |
| immoral | steady | |
| degenerate | steady | |
| depraved | rising | |
| effete | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sinful2, effete2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, immoral3, hedonic3
- 8 letters
- depraved2
- 9 letters
- corrupted3, luxurious4, perverted3, dissolute, debauched, epicurean5, reprobate3, sybaritic
- 10 letters
- degenerate4, hedonistic4, profligate3, licentious3, iniquitous
- 13 letters
- deteriorating6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sinful2 = 2 syllables).