Degenerate and Ignominious

Degenerate

Degenerate adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.

Ignominious and degenerate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ignominious" instead an adjective "Degenerate".

Ignominious

Ignominious adjective - Not respectable.
Usage example: some of his friends considered the job of janitor to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive

Degenerate and ignominious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degenerate" instead an adjective "Ignominious".

Nearby Word: ignominy
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