degraded

de·grad·ed

adj \-ˈgrā-dəd\

Definition of DEGRADED

1

: reduced far below ordinary standards of civilized life and conduct

2

: characterized by degeneration of structure or function

— de·grad·ed·ly adverb

Examples of DEGRADED

1. <many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded, drunken celebration>

First Known Use of DEGRADED

1643

Related to DEGRADED

Synonyms: debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, corrupt, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped

Antonyms: pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

Related Words: bent [chiefly British], crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; contaminated, spoiled, tainted; bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked

Near Antonyms: incorruptible; ethical, honest, principled; good, moral, righteous, virtuous

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