degenerate

Letters that make degenerate

a, d, e, g, n, r, t are letters that make 'degenerate'

Words within degenerate

ER, rate, gene, gen, te, ERA, at, en, generate, ENE, rat, RA, DE, NE, Ra, Ate, At, Er, Ge, Ne, Te, era are words within 'degenerate'


3 possible definitions for 'degenerate'

Degenerate as "grow worse"

Under this definition, degenerate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

devolve, deteriorate, drop have the same meaning as 'degenerate'

Antonyms

recuperate, recover, convalesce have the opposite meaning of 'degenerate'

degenerate as a type

'degenerate' can be a type of worsen, decline.

Types of degenerate

languish, tire, waste, pall, jade, weary, fatigue, rot, fade are types of 'degenerate'.

Derivatives of degenerate

devolution, declension, degeneracy, decadence, deterioration, degeneration, degenerative, worsening, impairment, decline in quality, decadency are derivatives of 'degenerate'.

Example of degenerate used within this context

"Her condition deteriorated", "Conditions in the slums degenerated", "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"


Degenerate as "a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior"

Under this definition, degenerate is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pervert, deviant, deviate have the same meaning as 'degenerate'

degenerate as a type

'degenerate' can be a type of reprobate, miscreant.

Types of degenerate

sod, masochist, nympho, pederast, child molester, pedophile, paedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, lecher, lech, letch, bugger, fetishist, paederast, nymphomaniac, satyr, sodomist, sodomite are types of 'degenerate'.

Derivatives of degenerate

degraded, dissipated, profligate, aberrant, vary, demoralize, subvert, demoralise, depart, diverge, deprave, pervert, vitiate, debase, misdirect, debauch, deviate, libertine, fast, riotous, profane, corrupt, debauched, degenerate, dissolute, deviant are derivatives of 'degenerate'.


Degenerate as "unrestrained by convention or morality"

Under this definition, degenerate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

degraded, dissipated, profligate, libertine, fast, riotous, debauched, dissolute have the same meaning as 'degenerate'

Derivatives of degenerate

rake, dissoluteness, incontinence, libertine, debauchee, pervert, rakehell, roue, self-gratification, saturnalia, drunken revelry, rounder, blood, rip, bacchanal, degenerate, profligate, deviant, deviate, orgy, debauch, debauchery, riot, bacchanalia are derivatives of 'degenerate'.

Similar to degenerate

immoral is similar to degenerate.



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