Synonyms for depravation
Most common
corruption depravity degeneracy turpitude deterioration debasement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Depravity — the state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity
depravity, corruption, degeneracy, turpitude, depravedness, vitiation, perversion, putrefaction, baseness, sinfulness, defilement
2. Deterioration — change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion
deterioration, debasement, degradation, degeneration, devolution, distortion
3. Abasement — the act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting
abasement, depravement dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
- n. 2
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
- n. 3
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Forms
- Plural
- depravations → depravities, corruptions, degeneracies, turpitudes…
Choose the right word
Depravation points to the act or process of making depraved, and hence to the end thus reached; as, a gradual depravation of principle; a depravation of manners, of the heart, etc. The other two words have a wider use: we can speak of the depravation or the corruption of taste and public sentiment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- depravity Depravity is becoming the norm in modern life.
- degeneracy Censorship is a sign of degeneracy.
- deterioration Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| depravation | rising | |
| corruption | rising | |
| depravity | rising | |
| degeneracy | steady | |
| turpitude | falling | |
| deterioration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- baseness
- 9 letters
- depravity4, turpitude3, abasement, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, distortion3, devolution4, perversion3, degeneracy5, sinfulness, defilement, debasement3
- 11 letters
- degradation4, depravement
- 12 letters
- degeneration5, putrefaction, depravedness
- 13 letters
- deterioration6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (depravity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dépravation
- Italiano
- depravazione
- Deutsch
- Depravation