depraved
Wicked beyond redemption
Depraved describes moral corruption taken to an extreme—not merely wrong but thoroughly debased.
A depraved act suggests cruelty, perversion, or wickedness beyond ordinary wrongdoing: depraved indifference to human life, the depraved crimes of a serial killer.
The word implies someone has fallen far from decent standards, often with connotations of sexual deviance or sadistic pleasure in harm.
Finding pleasure in cruelty
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- savageFierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
barbaric · inhuman · merciless · heartless · ruthless · fiendish · diabolical · callous
Contrary to ethical principles
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- sinfulViolating moral law
- iniquitousGrossly immoral or unjust
unrighteous · base · vile · nefarious · heinous · atrocious · monstrous · abominable
Decline morally or physically
- debasedReduced in worth
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- decayedBroken down organically
- fallenHaving dropped down
deteriorated · deviant · reprobate · miscreant · dissolute · sordid · low · base
Sexually unrestrained behavior
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- lewdObscenely sexual
- lustfulFeeling strong sexual desire
salacious · prurient · debauched · libertine · rakish · louche · perverse · obscene
Dishonest, open to bribes
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- venalityOpenness to bribes
malfeasance · profiteering · exploitation · cronyism · nepotism · kickback · money laundering · fraud
Arousing intense disgust
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
foul · vile · odious · despicable · detestable · execrable · contemptible · sickening
sadistic
Finding pleasure in cruelty
vicious · barbaric · inhuman · merciless · heartless · ruthless · fiendish · diabolical · callous · malicious
immoral
Contrary to ethical principles
iniquitous · unrighteous · base · vile · nefarious · heinous · atrocious · monstrous · abominable · reprehensible
degenerate
Decline morally or physically
fallen · deteriorated · deviant · reprobate · miscreant · dissolute · sordid · low · base · warped
licentious
Sexually unrestrained behavior
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- lewdObscenely sexual
lustful · salacious · prurient · debauched · libertine · rakish · louche · perverse · obscene · indecent
corrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
venality · malfeasance · profiteering · exploitation · cronyism · nepotism · kickback · money laundering · fraud · extortion
loathsome
Arousing intense disgust
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
repulsive · foul · vile · odious · despicable · detestable · execrable · contemptible · sickening · nauseating
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- wickedevil, wicked, villainous, malicious, sinister
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- scary feelingsterrified, frightening, dreadful, creepiness, goosebumps
- total depravityHumanity's complete moral corruption
- human depravityInherent wickedness of people
- depraved indifferenceCriminal disregard for life
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