as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements
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Recent Examples of turpitude
The youth of chaos and moral turpitude has taken over the city.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
Last week there was another article about three former major league pitchers who cannot find jobs in a depleted pitching market because of their off-field activities, indiscretions, moral turpitude, etc.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
According to a 2021 Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office manual, material relating to dishonesty, assaults, racial bias and acts of moral turpitude can all be relevant Brady material.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
People who lose control of their substance use have long been deemed constitutionally weak-willed, doomed to a life of moral turpitude.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for turpitude
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
Last week there was another article about three former major league pitchers who cannot find jobs in a depleted pitching market because of their off-field activities, indiscretions, moral turpitude, etc.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
According to a 2021 Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office manual, material relating to dishonesty, assaults, racial bias and acts of moral turpitude can all be relevant Brady material.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
People who lose control of their substance use have long been deemed constitutionally weak-willed, doomed to a life of moral turpitude.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for turpitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turpitude
Noun
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The cold can also freeze liquids, crack containers and prompt chemical degradation.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The protests began in late December amid widespread anger over economic hardship, political repression and corruption, according to reports.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Turpitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turpitude. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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