SCURRILOUSNESS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

scurrilousness

noun

as in pervertedness

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Noun

At the center of the story is Rashid, a prison guard who has been suspended from his job after being accused of corruption.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Described as a combination of Filipino genre cinema with American indie grit, the film explores themes including class, power and corruption.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of corruption

Noun

Speaking to the Freedom Fighters club in Arlington July 1, Hall said moral degeneracy, discipline issues and low literacy rates are products of removing the Bible from classrooms.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
The team found that a near-infrared resolving power of at least 40 is the minimum needed to break that degeneracy.

— Paul Sutter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of degeneracy

Noun

Gadd appeared at Southwark Crown Court by video link ‌from ⁠prison and denied four counts of indecent assault, two counts of indecency with a child and two counts of unlawful ⁠sexual intercourse with a girl under 13.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Although these are funny scenarios, the potential charges that come with public indecency are not.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of indecency

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Ewa Mroczkowska’s production design also turns dewy embankments, decadent interiors, and sunrises over cemeteries into visions of storybook-like decay.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
One of them in particular, portrayed with vicious snark by Vicky Krieps, revels in the moral decay of her times, thirsting for blood.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of decay

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Bryant was charged in February 2025 with first-degree child abuse after investigators found that her children — at the time ages 12, 13, and 15 — had been living alone for at least four years in a townhouse on Lydia Lane, trapped in squalor.

— Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Amid the squalor and chaos of a Provincetown kitchen, Anthony Bourdain found his—and Tony did, too.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of squalor

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The depravity of the aristocrats in the periphery comes off as deliciously cartoonish, likely because that’s how Fyodor perceives them.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Every other entry either dwells in its characters’ filth throughout or reveals a new level of depravity as the climactic joke.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of depravity

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