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as in perverts
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
avant-garde artists who were scorned by the bourgeoisie as talentless decadents
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as in hedonists
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures
a decadent who squandered her once considerable family fortune
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Recent Examples of decadents
Easter brunch is the perfect excuse to cook these decadents rolls—and, trust us, everyone will thank you.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decadents
Noun
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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All of the group’s hotels appeal to wellbeing-loving hedonists with a conscience—regular guests are predominantly female (around 60%).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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The sequel strips Grace of what made her special and merely pays lip service to the first one’s worldview, representing the antagonists as generically incompetent hedonists.—
Michael Ordoña,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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The product exploded, generating trillions and minting a new class of crypto degenerates who were willing to take massive risks that, occasionally, resulted in millions.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The film would eventually gross more than $16 million worldwide while securing Wong’s reputation as one of cinema’s great sensualists.—
Gregg Kilday,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Decadents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decadents. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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