Synonyms of debased

debased 1 of 2

adjective

as in degraded

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

a book that examines the debased character of the criminal mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• corrupt
• sick
• depraved
• perverted
• decadent
• debauched
• degenerate
• warped
• dissolute
• crooked
• demoralized
• loose
• unclean
• perverse
• unwholesome
• dissipated
• spoiled
• libertine
• dishonest
• vicious
• rakish
• reprobate
• immoral
• evil
• bad
• wicked
• unscrupulous
• unprincipled
• rakehell
• rakehelly
• contaminated
• bent
• tainted
• unethical
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• sinful
• iniquitous
• nefarious
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• uncorrupted
• incorruptible
• uncorrupt
• ethical
• honest
• virtuous
• moral
• good
• principled
• righteous

debased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of debase

1

as in corrupted

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• corrupted
• weakened
• perverted
• deteriorated
• depraved
• humiliated
• poisoned
• subverted
• diluted
• debauched
• demeaned
• destroyed
• prostituted
• damaged
• disgraced
• ruined
• bastardized
• cheapened
• vitiated
• warped
• polluted
• cankered
• demoralized
• tainted
• profaned
• marred
• abased
• lessened
• contaminated
• shamed
• impaired
• humbled
• defiled
• hurt
• wrecked
• thinned
• harmed
• dishonored
• tarnished
• flawed
• spoiled
• spoilt
• watered down
• dirtied
• stained
• begrimed
• befouled
• defaced
• depreciated
• descended
• downgraded
• blemished
• took down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• exalted
• ennobled
• honored
• amended
• dignified
• enriched
• enhanced
• perfected
• refined
• restored
• ameliorated
• purified
• bettered
• cleaned
• cleansed
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

2

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

our failure to win a single game completely debased us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• degraded
• disgraced
• embarrassed
• shamed
• humbled
• confused
• demeaned
• dishonored
• cheapened
• insulted
• abased
• chastened
• rattled
• smirched
• diminished
• lowered
• criticized
• fouled
• took down
• ridiculed
• sunk
• mortified
• disparaged
• sank
• flustered
• disconcerted
• maligned
• depreciated
• discounted
• belittled
• discountenanced
• minimized
• nonplused
• nonplussed
• defiled
• confounded
• condemned
• abashed
• decried
• slandered
• discomfited
• detracted
• defamed
• libelled
• affronted
• castigated
• libeled
• fazed
• denounced
• execrated
• cried down
• censured
• damned
• put down
• reprobated
• wrote off
• reprehended
• bad-mouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• exalted
• deified
• recognized
• celebrated
• decorated
• cited
• praised
• honored
• canonized
• applauded
• acknowledged
• extolled
• commended
• cheered
• lauded
• acclaimed
• boasted
• complimented
• saluted
• hailed
• feted
• eulogized
• congratulated
• aggrandized
• touted
• ennobled
• highlighted
• dignified
• magnified
• promoted
• enshrined
• advanced
• fêted
• glorified
• played up
• spotlighted
• lifted
• enthroned
• upgraded
• raised
• uplifted
• idealized
• boosted
• romanticized
• spotlit
• enskied