Synonyms of abjection

abjection

noun

ab-ˈjek-shən 

as in degradation

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior

sees the corporate scandal as yet another sign of the general abjection of our society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degradation
• dissoluteness
• corruptness
• corruption
• turpitude
• debasement
• perversion
• decadence
• sinfulness
• degeneracy
• dissipation
• depravity
• demoralization
• decadency
• degeneration
• evil
• libertinism
• libertinage
• rakishness
• debauchery
• villainy
• immorality
• pervertedness
• squalor
• degenerateness
• wickedness
• dissipatedness
• filth
• gangrene
• rot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtue
• morality
• goodness
• righteousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abjection

Their authors also each humble characters who cling to superficial social graces in an attempt to evade abjection. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

Rodrigo clearly understands that his band’s essence lies not only in its dreamy guitars but also in the total abjection beneath them. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

While the results vary, this cycle of abjection and memeification is one of the central rituals of life in certain areas of the social internet. — Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025

He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement. — Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024