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abjection

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Synonyms and Antonyms of abjection

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 of abjection

corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, perversion, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude

Words Related to abjection

evil, immorality, sinfulness, villainy, wickedness

filth, gangrene, rot, squalor

Near Antonyms of abjection

goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue

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