vulgarised
Stripped of refinement
Vulgarised is the British spelling of vulgarized, the past tense of vulgarize.
To vulgarise something is to make it coarse, crude, or common—stripping away refinement or subtlety: The adaptation vulgarised the original novel.
It can also mean to make something accessible to ordinary people, though this sense often carries a note of condescension: He vulgarised complex scientific ideas for mass audiences.
Reduced in worth
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
- defiledMade foul or impure
perverted · distorted · warped · contaminated · polluted · sullied · besmirched · profaned
Made less intellectually demanding
- oversimplifiedMade misleadingly basic
- commercialisedMade into saleable goods
- mainstreamedMade part of majority
- sensationalisedMade more shocking
diluted · watered-down · commodified · accessible · lowered · cheapened · broadened · democratised
debased
Reduced in worth
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
defiled · perverted · distorted · warped · contaminated · polluted · sullied · besmirched · profaned · desecrated
dumbed-down
Made less intellectually demanding
- oversimplifiedMade misleadingly basic
- commercialisedMade into saleable goods
- mainstreamedMade part of majority
sensationalised · diluted · watered-down · commodified · accessible · lowered · cheapened · broadened · democratised · packaged
crude
Unpolished, raw state
indecent · bawdy · ribald · raunchy · salacious · scatological · foul-mouthed · smutty · tasteless · crass
vulgarisedrefined
Purified or cultured
elevated · sophisticated · cultivated · genteel · ennobled
vulgarisedintellectualised
Made purely theoretical
elaborated · enriched · deepened · elevated · nuanced
vulgarisedennobled
Elevated in status
exalted · elevated · glorified · sanctified · consecrated