bastardized

Debased from original

Bastardized is the past tense and adjective form of bastardize, meaning corrupted or debased: The restaurant serves a bastardized version of the traditional dish.

corrupted

adulterated

Diluted with inferior substances

defiled · impure · vitiated · spoiled · degraded · sullied · ruined · compromised · debauched · fouled

debased

cheapened

Lowered in worth

diminished · trivialized · dumbed-down · watered-down · diluted · commercialized · commodified · profaned · desecrated · lowered

distorted

misrepresented

Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively

garbled · mangled · skewed · falsified · misinterpreted · misconstrued · misquoted · altered · mutilated · butchered

hybrid

mongrelized

Mixed beyond pure lineage

blended · fused · hybridized · creolized · intermixed · combined · merged · synthesized · grafted · spliced

Opposites
authenticity/purity

bastardizedpure

Unmixed, without impurities

unadulterated · authentic · genuine · unspoiled · original

faithfulness to original

bastardizedpreserved

Kept from deterioration

faithful · honored · respected · maintained · conserved

legitimacy/status

bastardizedlegitimate

Conforming to accepted standards

proper · sanctioned · authorized · official · canonical

Family

bastardize, bastardizes, bastardizing, bastardization

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