Synonyms for degeneracy
All synonyms
Noun
1. Depravity — the state of being degenerate (in all senses)
depravity, degeneration, decadence, corruption, degradation, decay, decline, perversion, turpitude, sin, putrefaction, deterioration, retrogression, declension, depravation, baseness, obliquity, ebb, abasement, decadency, vitiation, lewdity
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being degenerate (in all senses).
Forms
- Plural
- degeneracies → depravities, degenerations, decadences, corruptions…
Example sentences
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- degeneration Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
- depravity Depravity is becoming the norm in modern life.
- decadence Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.
- barbarianism The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarianism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| degeneracy | steady | |
| corruption | rising | |
| degeneration | steady | |
| depravity | rising | |
| decadence | steady | |
| barbarianism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1, ebb1
- 5 letters
- decay2
- 7 letters
- decline2, lewdity
- 8 letters
- baseness
- 9 letters
- depravity4, decadence3, turpitude3, obliquity, abasement, decadency, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, perversion3, declension3
- 11 letters
- degradation4, depravation4
- 12 letters
- degeneration5, putrefaction, barbarianism
- 13 letters
- deterioration6, retrogression
- 14 letters
- degenerateness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dégénérescence
- Deutsch
- Entartung