Depravity
Depravity noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: a section of the city long known as den of depravity
Sin
Sin noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: a child old enough to know that lying is a sin
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human depravity | human sin |
| particular | particular depravity | particular sin |
| single | single depravity | single sin |
| evil | evil depravity | evil sin |
| Other adjectives: terrible, horrible, supposed, past, extra, unspeakable. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In a world filled with monsters hiding in the shadows, a family famed for their depravity and sin is hunted down.
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His grandmother took him in after his parents were killed, directly blamed him for their deaths and used that guilt to force him to perform sex acts with her, setting him on an escalating path of sexual violence and depravity until he finally died, and became the Sin of Lust.
Source: Webcomic / Jack (David Hopkins) -
The New World of Darkness games all have a mechanic that encourages this trope for players: as the players sin or make immoral or counterproductive choices, they "degenerate", making future choices of slightly greater depravity and further degeneration easier and more likely.
Source: Start of Darkness
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Sin and Depravity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/sin
Depravity & Sin. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/sin>.
Sin or Depravity. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/sin.
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