bastardised
Debased from original
Bastardised is the British spelling of bastardized, the past tense and adjective form of bastardize.
To bastardise something is to corrupt or debase it, reducing its quality or authenticity: a bastardised version of the original recipe, The film bastardised the novel.
The word derives from bastard in its sense of something impure or irregular.
Made weaker by adding liquid
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- impureNot wholly clean
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- alteredChanged from before
falsified · thinned · cut · watered-down · doctored · tampered · modified · polluted
Reduced in worth
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- vitiatedImpaired or invalidated
- warpedBent out of true
distorted · twisted · subverted · deformed · degenerated · misrepresented · corrupted · tainted
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute
sham · spurious · bogus · pseudo · copycat · fraudulent · derivative · unoriginal
Mixed beyond pure lineage
- crossbredMixed genetic heritage
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- blendedMixed into uniformity
- amalgamatedUnited into one body
hybridized · fused · combined · intermingled · creolized
diluted
Made weaker by adding liquid
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- impureNot wholly clean
- mixedBlended from varied elements
altered · falsified · thinned · cut · watered-down · doctored · tampered · modified · polluted · cheapened
debased
Reduced in worth
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- vitiatedImpaired or invalidated
warped · distorted · twisted · subverted · deformed · degenerated · misrepresented · corrupted · tainted · defiled
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
ersatz · sham · spurious · bogus · pseudo · copycat · fraudulent · derivative · unoriginal · plagiarized
mongrelized
Mixed beyond pure lineage
amalgamated · hybridized · fused · combined · intermingled · creolized
bastardisedpure
Unmixed, without impurities
authentic · unadulterated · uncorrupted · original · pristine
bastardisedlegitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
authorised · sanctioned · official · proper · standard