as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
his libertine sister had got caught up in the urban drug scene and had died of an overdose
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as in pervert
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
the legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine
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Recent Examples of libertine
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Following Matthew Perry's death in 2023, the actress reflected on her time portraying his character's memorable mother, the libertine erotic novelist Nora Bing.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Cutting an image that contrasted with Ali’s more libertine act, Frazier traveled with his family, including his teenage son, Marvis, an aspiring boxer himself.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The more libertine Chase School encouraged originality and deep engagement with the work from its male and female pupils.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The libertines will begin the film in suits.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Following Matthew Perry's death in 2023, the actress reflected on her time portraying his character's memorable mother, the libertine erotic novelist Nora Bing.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
Cutting an image that contrasted with Ali’s more libertine act, Frazier traveled with his family, including his teenage son, Marvis, an aspiring boxer himself.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The more libertine Chase School encouraged originality and deep engagement with the work from its male and female pupils.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The libertines will begin the film in suits.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertine
Adjective
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Well remember, there’s a corrupt shadow hanging over the Supreme Court.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Voicer Chris Lee conjures a hypothetically corrupt fire inspection system to oppose battery storage.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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You are being spied on by a pervert.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But in 2003, it was considered too degraded to be capable of producing a match using methods available at the time.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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And here was someone who was being completely humiliated, publicly humiliated, degraded, disgraced, handed a punishment that no member of the family has had — to have all their titles taken away, to be effectively un-royal, de-royaled.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Especially compared to the degenerates and felons all around him in the Mets clubhouse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Apr. 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
Adjective
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The virus was first detected by health officials in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 2 after a British man became sick and was taken into intensive care, 21 days after another passenger had died.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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This spread is usually limited to people who have close contact with a sick person.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The economist’s description of the Fed chair was admiring, almost tender— comparing him to a kindly gardener who knew just how much sunlight to bestow upon the plants, or to a father figure who could keep his profligate and dissolute children on the right path.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Dane receives more screen time, but his dissolute, oft-drunk character is hard to watch knowing the actor’s offscreen battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Libertine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertine. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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