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degeneration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of degeneration

1 a change to a lower state or level
  • the organization's degeneration from a movement for political reform to just another political party
Synonyms of degeneration

decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degradation, descent, deterioration, devolution, downfall, downgrade, ebb, eclipse, fall
Words Related to degeneration

dark age, nadir, sunset

decay, rotting, spoiling

breakup, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolution

abasement, debasement

depreciation, lessening

decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruination

abatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminishment, diminution, dip, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage, slip, slump
Near Antonyms of degeneration

advancement, development, evolution, growth

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

renewal, restoration, revitalization

heightening

accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, enhancement, gain, increase, increment, raise, supplement
Antonyms of degeneration

ascent, rise, upswing
2 a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
  • the troubling degeneration of his memory
Synonyms of degeneration

debilitation, decay, decaying, decline, descent, deterioration, ebbing, enfeeblement, weakening
Words Related to degeneration

atrophy

exhaustion

drooping, flagging, limping

regression, relapse, setback
Near Antonyms of degeneration

invigoration, strengthening

progress

rejuvenation, rejuvenescence
Antonyms of degeneration

comeback, improvement, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation, revitalization, snapback
3 a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
  • the general degeneration that characterized so many old mining towns
Synonyms of degeneration

corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion, rakishness, turpitude
Words Related to degeneration

evil, immorality, sinfulness, villainy, wickedness

filth, gangrene, rot, squalor
Near Antonyms of degeneration

goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue

Synonym Discussion of degeneration

deterioration, degeneration, decadence, decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness.
    • the deterioration of the house through neglect
degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression.
    • the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism
decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy.
    • cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence
decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration.
    • the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal

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