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prostitute

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prostitute

a woman who engages in sexual activities for money

  • was caught procuring the services of a prostitute
Synonyms of prostitute

bawd, call girl, cocotte, courtesan, drab, harlot, hooker, hustler, sex worker, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore
Words Related to prostitute

madam, madame

white slave

chippie (also chippy), doxy (also doxie), floozy (or floozie), tramp

hussy, jade, minx

coquette, flirt, libertine, siren, tempter, temptress, vamp, wench
Phrases Synonymous with prostitute

woman of the street

prostitute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of prostitute

1 to lower in character, dignity, or quality

  • a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money
Synonyms of prostitute

abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, subvert, vitiate, warp
Words Related to prostitute

befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken

descend

disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down

blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck

depreciate, downgrade
Near Antonyms of prostitute

dignify, exalt, honor

ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect

clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restore

respect
Antonyms of prostitute

elevate, ennoble, uplift

2 to put to a bad or improper use

  • urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials
Synonyms of prostitute

abuse, misapply, misemploy, misuse, pervert, profane
Words Related to prostitute

degrade, twist

mismanage

corrupt, debase, desecrate
Near Antonyms of prostitute

apply, employ, use, utilize

respect

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