as in perverts
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
a degenerate who is uninterested in anything but his own gratification
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as in deteriorates
to become worse or of less value
over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers
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Recent Examples of degenerates
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.
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Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Ike Barinholtz may play degenerates well, but, off screen, the writer, comedian and star is something of a trivia savant.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
What should be a gripping thriller centered on new, uncharted technology and questionable loyalties degenerates into a jumbled mess.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2025
If this group of hardened degenerates was able to enjoy the action at this level, who, exactly, are the spiritual victims of sports betting?
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Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Once Gacy is caught, the media runs with the details — all those bodies crammed in that crawlspace, some of them buried in trenches Gacy made his employees dig out — and paints his victims as runaways or degenerates who put themselves in danger.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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.
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Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.
—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Ike Barinholtz may play degenerates well, but, off screen, the writer, comedian and star is something of a trivia savant.
—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
What should be a gripping thriller centered on new, uncharted technology and questionable loyalties degenerates into a jumbled mess.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2025
If this group of hardened degenerates was able to enjoy the action at this level, who, exactly, are the spiritual victims of sports betting?
—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Once Gacy is caught, the media runs with the details — all those bodies crammed in that crawlspace, some of them buried in trenches Gacy made his employees dig out — and paints his victims as runaways or degenerates who put themselves in danger.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degenerates
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.
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Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing.
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Another six months of war and the negotiating position deteriorates.
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Meetings grow tense, and communication deteriorates.
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Now, Drake has pulled ahead of the British singer-songwriter, who descends slightly to tenth place.
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Avoid morning hours when flowers are damp with dew and late evening when dew descends on the garden.
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That is the moment that everything crumbles for Rachel.
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Loyalty, betrayal, illness and war all bear down on the group as the old order crumbles around them.
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And don't pulverize clay into dust—this worsens soil compaction.
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This worsens the inflammatory response to the initial infection, according to Fleming, who was not involved in the study.
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Kojima Productions declines to share more information on Kier's involvement, though filming has now properly begun with the actors on OD.
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Democratic voters are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans so stand to benefit in future elections if the Supreme Court declines to get involved.
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“Degenerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degenerates. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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