PROSTITUTED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

prostituted

verb

past tense of prostitute

as in degraded

to lower in character, dignity, or quality a serious writer prostituting himself by writing pulp novels for money

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to put to a bad or improper use urged not to prostitute her musical talents by writing jingles for TV commercials

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Recent Examples of prostituted Compare that to how Bondi prostituted the Justice Department to a vengeful president and bungled the entire Epstein matter. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 At least two women who were prostituted and abused by Epstein and his clients had Colorado connections. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026

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Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Highly active variants quickly degraded under thermal stress, and stable variants operated far too slowly to be commercially viable.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of degraded

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Or to feel that no one with the power to do something cares that you were abused.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Leo was to meet with seven survivors later Sunday, including one who was abused as an adult, in recognition of the new frontier of the abuse crisis facing the church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of abused

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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that an internal audit of the department’s ALPRs found that five officers misused the technology.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
The researchers at Google argued that the risk of the algorithm being misused or rapidly developed further if it was made public was simply too great.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of misused

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Continue reading … HARD LEFT PIVOT — Newsom says Electoral College has 'perverted' US politics in fiery interview.

— , FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
More important to Bernstein is what that lust reveals about her characters’ deepest needs, specifically how their need to care and be cared for can be as easily perverted as any other form of desire.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026

Definition of perverted

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But the Saudis, humiliated by their losses in Yemen, seem likely to lash out.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
When she and the other part-time employees were told their positions were being eliminated, Valcarcel said she felt humiliated and disrespected.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of humiliated

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The bulk of these are in regions like Africa and South America, where governments have repeatedly debased national currencies, and prompted their citizens to seek out sturdier assets like Tether’s dollar and gold offerings instead.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Look at how much the city had debased this pilgrim in six months, a year.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of debased

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Whichever one remains standing will be wounded and weakened, and the human forces can then finish that monster off.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
From May through August, when technology weakened, other sectors stepped up, allowing RSP to continue higher and eventually reach the upside target from its own inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

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