debased
Lowered in value
Debased means lowered in quality, value, or character.
Currency is debased when precious metal content is reduced.
A debased version of something has been corrupted from its original form.
The word carries moral weight—debased conduct suggests degradation or corruption: The scandal debased the office of the presidency.
Something debased has fallen from a higher state.
Morally corrupt, perverse
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- sulliedMade morally unclean
- defiledMade foul or impure
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
contaminated · vitiated · adulterated · tainted · profaned · besmirched · spoiled · degraded
Reduced in rank or quality
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
licentious · sordid · reprobate · shameful · dishonorable · fallen · ignoble · vile
Lowered in worth
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- depreciatedDecreased in monetary value
worthless · diluted · debauched · undermined · weakened · shaved · forged · fraudulent
Moved downward or reduced
- reducedMade less in amount
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- downgradedReduced in status
- declinedRefused or diminished
weakened · diluted · attenuated · undermined · eroded · waned · faded · depreciated
depraved
Morally corrupt, perverse
polluted · contaminated · vitiated · adulterated · tainted · profaned · besmirched · spoiled · degraded · falsified
degraded
Reduced in rank or quality
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- degenerateDecline morally or physically
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
immoral · licentious · sordid · reprobate · shameful · dishonorable · fallen · ignoble · vile · wretched
devalued
Lowered in worth
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
depreciated · worthless · diluted · debauched · undermined · weakened · shaved · forged · fraudulent · deflated
lowered
Moved downward or reduced
- reducedMade less in amount
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- downgradedReduced in status
declined · weakened · diluted · attenuated · undermined · eroded · waned · faded · depreciated · diminished
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, prostrated, bootlicked, toadied
- moral decaymoral decay, moral decline, moral collapse, moral bankruptcy, degeneration
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- taintedtainted, contaminated, corrupted, polluted, poisoned
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
- currency debasementReducing money's intrinsic worth