Synonyms for degeneration
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Noun
1. Degeneracy — the process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse
degeneracy, deterioration, degradation, decadence, decline, corruption, debasement, declension, abasement, depravation, decadency, retrogradation, decay, perversion, descent, vitiation
Other
retrogression, devolution, nerf slang
Definitions
- n. 1
The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
Related words
- Word family
- degenerate
- Phrases
- hyaline degeneration
Forms
- Plural
- degenerations → degeneracies, deteriorations, degradations, decadences…
Example sentences
- degradation Starch degradation is linked to a circadian clock.
- deterioration Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
- decadence Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.
- degeneracy Censorship is a sign of degeneracy.
- retrogression Technological retrogression will be unlikely.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| degeneration | steady | |
| degradation | rising | |
| deterioration | falling | |
| decadence | steady | |
| degeneracy | steady | |
| retrogression | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nerf
- 5 letters
- decay2
- 7 letters
- decline2, descent2
- 9 letters
- decadence3, abasement, decadency, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, devolution4, perversion3, degeneracy5, declension3, debasement3
- 11 letters
- degradation4, depravation4
- 13 letters
- deterioration6, retrogression
- 14 letters
- retrogradation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).