debaucheries
Nights of excess
Debaucheries are episodes or patterns of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures—drinking, sex, drugs, or general dissolution.
The plural emphasizes repeated instances or varieties of such excess: The tabloids chronicled his weekend debaucheries.
The word carries moral disapproval, suggesting behavior that corrupts or degrades.
Decrease or refuse
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
corruption · depravity · moral decay · degradation · dissoluteness · perversion · vice · turpitude
Surplus beyond need
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
gorging · overconsumption · immoderation · intemperance · self-indulgence · unrestraint · profligacy · extravagance
Reckless, wasteful extravagance
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
- spendthriftReckless with money
prodigality · recklessness · frivolity · rakish · dissipated · libertine · misspent · wanton
Happy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- voluptuousnessSensual abundance and curves
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
- sybaritismPursuit of luxury
enjoyment · gratification · indulgence · luxury · opulence · self-gratification · carnality · sensualism
Unrestrained collective indulgence
- bacchanalWild drunken celebration
- carousalBoisterous drinking spree
- bingeBout of excess
- revelCelebrate with abandon
spree · party · fête · celebration · merrymaking · festivity · riot · wild night
decline
Decrease or refuse
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
- decayGradual organic breakdown
deterioration · corruption · depravity · moral decay · degradation · dissoluteness · perversion · vice · turpitude · immorality
excess
Surplus beyond need
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
surfeit · gorging · overconsumption · immoderation · intemperance · self-indulgence · unrestraint · profligacy · extravagance · lavishness
profligacy
Reckless, wasteful extravagance
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
spendthrift · prodigality · recklessness · frivolity · rakish · dissipated · libertine · misspent · wanton · improvidence
pleasure
Happy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- voluptuousnessSensual abundance and curves
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
sybaritism · enjoyment · gratification · indulgence · luxury · opulence · self-gratification · carnality · sensualism · pleasure-seeking
orgy
Unrestrained collective indulgence
revel · spree · party · fête · celebration · merrymaking · festivity · riot · wild night · wassail
debaucheriesvirtues
Positive moral traits
moralities · righteousness · probity · rectitude · decencies
debaucheriestemperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
abstinence · sobriety · self-restraint · moderation · continence
debaucheriesasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
monasticism · puritanism · piety · devoutness · spiritual discipline
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