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debased

debased

7.0
Made worse in quality, value, or moral standards
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈbeɪst/
translation icon : degradado
  • The company's decision to cut corners led to a debased product that disappointed customers.

It's very hard to avoid fake or debased money entering the system.

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Examples

  • It's very hard to avoid fake or debased money entering the system.

  • Developments in the modern world make that really hard, for the word has become debased and is almost meaningless.

  • It's it's not just something like patriotism, you know, in, in its debased form.

  • I feel utterly debased and like a backseat passenger in my marriage.

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  • In that case, the so-called debased person may not saying I'm going to debase myself, but it looks like that from the outside, right?

  • So because the flatter is false, spurious and debased, they understand that they're committing a crime, they're doing injustice, Adekia against friendship.

  • In his debased state, he lost sight of his values and became consumed by greed.

  • Some argue that the art has become debased, lacking the originality and depth of earlier works.

Synonyms

depraved
vsdebased
  • Formal
48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

is less extreme, covering general corruption or lowered value
unworthy
vsdebased
  • Offensive
20 5.4

Deserves strong blame or dislike

focuses instead on corruption and lowered worth rather than judgment
degraded
vsdebased
5.1

Lower in quality or value than before

adds a sense of moral corruption beyond mere decline
corrupted
vsdebased
5.1

Dishonest and morally ruined because of wrong actions

is similar but stresses lowered value or worth as well
vitiated
vsdebased
  • Formal
9.5

Made weaker or less effective because something is wrong

includes moral corruption as well as general weakening
tainted
vsdebased
4.5

Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful

adds emphasis on lowered moral or social standing
devalued
vsdebased
4.2

Having less worth than before, for example money, things, or a person's work

covers that loss but also highlights moral degradation
adulterated
vsdebased
  • Specialized
7.4

Less pure because cheaper or wrong ingredients are added

applies more broadly to decline including moral corruption
defiled
vsdebased
8.4

Made morally dirty, especially a place or thing people respect

is broader, covering both moral corruption and loss of quality
base
vsdebased
  • Offensive
7.9

Showing low moral quality, not honest or noble

is similar but also points to reduced quality or value

Antonyms

refined
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Pure because processing removes unwanted parts

elevated
  • Literature
6.7

High in moral, intellectual or artistic value

How Degraded

ruined
1 3.1
corrupt
291 4.4
debased
7.0
degraded
5.1
flawed
182 3.7
imperfect
73 3.5

Surface Forms

debased positive

Morphology

debased = debase (semi-transparent) = de + base + ed

The adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'debase' and keeps the same core meaning.

Etymology

Debased comes from the parts de- meaning 'down' and base meaning 'low' or 'foundation', the same root you see in basement. So if something is debased it has been 'brought down' in value, quality, or moral standing.