Degeneration
Degeneration noun - A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior.
Usage example: the general degeneration that characterized so many old mining towns, which had only drinking and gambling for entertainment
Turpitude and degeneration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turpitude" instead a noun "Degeneration".
Turpitude
Turpitude noun - A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior.
Usage example: pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements
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Synonyms for Turpitude
Degeneration and turpitude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degeneration" instead a noun "Turpitude".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- profligacy and degeneration
- profligacy and turpitude
- evil and degeneration
- evil and turpitude
- degradation and degeneration
- degradation and turpitude
- depravity and degeneration
- depravity and turpitude
- vice and degeneration
- vice and turpitude
- baseness and degeneration
- baseness and turpitude
- wickedness and degeneration
- wickedness and turpitude
How words are described
| moral | moral degeneration | moral turpitude |
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Turpitude and Degeneration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/degeneration/turpitude
Degeneration & Turpitude. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/degeneration/turpitude>.
Turpitude or Degeneration. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/degeneration/turpitude.
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