Degradation and Quality

Degradation

Degradation noun - A change to a lower state or level.

Quality is an antonym for degradation.

Nearby Words: degrade, degraded, degrading

Quality

Quality noun - High position within society.
Usage example: a glamorous invitation-only party for all the people of quality in the summer resort

Degradation is an antonym for quality.

How words are described

human human degradation human quality
similar similar degradation similar quality
single single degradation single quality
real real degradation real quality
Other adjectives: inherent, less, strange.

Both words in one sentence

  • One aspect of this era it discusses is the degradation of videotape quality after several generations of copying, with 10th-generation (and beyond) copies being almost unwatchable, with some accompanying footage demonstrating this.
  • Music / Torae It featured louder, catchier songs without any real degradation of quality, and showed greater breath of sampling than previous albums.Torae is easily one of the freshest new acts for the new tens, with well written words and tight hooks that hearken back to hip hop's golden age.
    Source: Music / Torae
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