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debased

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of debased

having or showing lowered moral character or standards
  • a book that examines the debased character of the criminal mind
Synonyms of debased

corrupt, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped
Words Related to debased

crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous

contaminated, spoiled, tainted

bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked
Near Antonyms of debased

incorruptible

ethical, honest, principled

good, moral, righteous, virtuous
Antonyms of debased

pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

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