debasing 1 of 3

present participle of debase
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debasing

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adjective

debasing

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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for debasing
Verb
  • Boston Metal The key to the success of the recent test that led to the creation of a ton of molten metal is Boston Metal's inert anode which can drive the electrical process in the reactor without degrading.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The other reason is that our news ecosystem is rapidly degrading, particularly online.
    Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • No racist stereotypes, no demeaning facial expressions, no bowed heads, and no broken bodies from the old Hollywood.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • Or the controversy over the stereotypically demeaning roles Black actors depicted.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a searing rebuttal days before the British socialite was convicted for procuring victims for Epstein’s abuse in December 2021, Comey spoke to the perverted duo’s reasons for targeting teens from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
  • Jeff is a bit of a voyeur or peeping Tom, though not in a perverted way.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.
    Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Johnson released new guidelines for reporting gifts Wednesday after discrediting the investigation.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Gavriil Grigorov— Kremlin Pool Photo/AP Advertisement That arrangement looked humiliating for the Ukrainians.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
  • It was strangely obsessed with physically humiliating beloved characters over and over again.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • When caterpillars retreat to their cocoons, part of the process of transformation can be aesthetically unbecoming and grotesque.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There were a lot of memorable performances and moments for the Blue Jackets, who bounced back quickly after having their seven-game point streak snapped in a rather unbecoming outing Monday against the New York Islanders.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nearly 6 million people watched the cartoon’s season premiere last week, which featured ruthless and profane commentary about President Trump.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
  • At his brother’s funeral at San Jose Municipal Rose Garden on May 3, 2004, Richard Tillman gained notoriety with a profane and hostile eulogy for his brother.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • The degradation of individual and societal health spirals downward while the most powerful controllers of the medical and pharmaceutical industries thrive.
    David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The degradation and genocide of Indigenous Americans on the mainland is widely known.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Debasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debasing. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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