as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
the debauched philanderer was the talk of the town
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals
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Recent Examples of debauched
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Firstman stars as Peter, a debauched millennial aging out of a New York scene that never cared about him as a person in the first place.
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Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
But unlike, say, Sheridan, who is interested in offering the down-home, traditional values of the Southwest as a positive alternative to coastal-élite liberalism, there’s no real upside to the debauched, unbridled world that Levinson presents.
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Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
The sun shines on the empty wine bottles and related detritus of last night’s debauched party.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
In a major change from the book, the period drama opens at a debauched public hanging, where a young Catherine Earnshaw (Charlotte Mellington) looks on as a man dangles from a noose.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
There were months of speculation that Sam Levinson’s debauched series—about teenagers getting up to stuff no parent ever wants to know about—wouldn’t be able to get off the ground for a third run thanks to the new star power and busy schedules of its cast (Zendaya!
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Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
The film follows a wealthy socialite and a struggling writer who are thrown together at a debauched party.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
The dark comedy follows a wealthy socialite, Stacy (Cherry), and a struggling writer, Becky (Chalotra), who are brought together at a lavish, debauched New York party.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have sunk into tropes of the season’s theme.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Firstman stars as Peter, a debauched millennial aging out of a New York scene that never cared about him as a person in the first place.
—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
But unlike, say, Sheridan, who is interested in offering the down-home, traditional values of the Southwest as a positive alternative to coastal-élite liberalism, there’s no real upside to the debauched, unbridled world that Levinson presents.
—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
The sun shines on the empty wine bottles and related detritus of last night’s debauched party.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
In a major change from the book, the period drama opens at a debauched public hanging, where a young Catherine Earnshaw (Charlotte Mellington) looks on as a man dangles from a noose.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
There were months of speculation that Sam Levinson’s debauched series—about teenagers getting up to stuff no parent ever wants to know about—wouldn’t be able to get off the ground for a third run thanks to the new star power and busy schedules of its cast (Zendaya!
—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
The film follows a wealthy socialite and a struggling writer who are thrown together at a debauched party.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
And regular Kate Moss’s turn on the decks one memorable, and debauched, night in 2015 had revelers literally swinging from the chandeliers.
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Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
The dark comedy follows a wealthy socialite, Stacy (Cherry), and a struggling writer, Becky (Chalotra), who are brought together at a lavish, debauched New York party.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauched
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Johnson County He was arrested last August on charges of abuse of office and corrupt influence.
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The kidnappings have been linked to run-ins with drug cartels and corrupt government officials, while there have also been cases involving young women who worked at the country’s many factories.
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Its arsenal of ballistic missiles has been degraded.
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LiDAR can be degraded by heavy precipitation.
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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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Online court records show he is charged with first-degree murder dangerous depraved without premeditation.
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Murdering a teenaged iconic athlete shows how deeply depraved the Iranian leadership is.
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BornToStandOut Drunk Lovers Eau de Parfum with Amber Probably the boldest and most decadent of the bunch, Drunk Lovers is a unisex option that takes a moodier turn with its earthy, woody profile.
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Summer is the best time of year to make this decadent baked cheese appetizer, when Southern peaches are in their prime.
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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First filmed before the pandemic and launched in its throes, a survivor of the era of streaming wars, corporate consolidation and Hollywood strikes, HBO’s addictively dissolute workplace drama remains as ambitious and authoritative as ever.
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His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have sunk into tropes of the season’s theme.
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The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
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Organized sports can easily be perverted.
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