DISSOLUTE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

dissolute

adjective

ˈdi-sə-ˌlüt

Definition of dissolute

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience

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Recent Examples of dissolute Dane receives more screen time, but his dissolute, oft-drunk character is hard to watch knowing the actor’s offscreen battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. — Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 Similarly, Early’s dissolute failson feels less like a self-portrait than like a darkly comic deflection, a gargoyle-ish stand-in for his creator’s anxieties. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026 The Celine sculptures possess a dissolute drama, their icy white light toggling between the enticing and the clinical. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 The extravagant, dissolute life Prince Albert II of Monaco continues to bolster arguments of those who think that hereditary monarchies should not be allowed to exist in the 21st century. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissolute

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolute

Adjective

Even as the country’s leadership grew more corrupt and repressive, Moscow kept getting more dazzling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.

— Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of corrupt

Adjective

The hospital treats about 175 major pediatric spine cases per year, sparing patients from pain, and in some advanced cases, degraded lung function.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Energy analysts have consistently cautioned that raising Venezuelan output meaningfully will take years and billions of dollars in repairs to degraded infrastructure.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of degraded

Adjective

As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Last August, more than 360 people recently got sick after eating free MBG school lunches in Sragen, Central Java.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026