debasing

The word “debasing” has 3 syllables: de-ba-sing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈbeɪsɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for debasing?

In the thesaurus, “debasing” has 303 synonyms and 125 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for debasing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for debasing

X-rated
abasement
abashing
abasing
abominable
abuse
adult
affronting
aspersive
atrocious
awkward
backbiting
bad name
bad odor
bad-mouthing
barbaric
baseness
bastardizing
bawdy
beastly
bedroom
befouling
begriming
belittling
beneath one
black eye
blemish
blemishing
blot
blur
brand
brazen
calumniatory
calumnious
cankering
castigating
censuring
chastening
cheapening
coarse
comedown
condemning
confounding
confusing
contaminating
contempt
contemptible
contemptuous
contumelious
contumely
corrupt
corrupting
corruption
criminal
criticizing
crude
crying down
culpability
damaging
damning
debasement
debauching
decrying
defacing
defamation
defamatory
defaming
defiling
degenerate
degradation
degrading
demeaning
demoralizing
denigrating
denouncing
depraving
deprecation
deprecatory
depreciating
depreciative
depreciatory
derision
derisive
derogative
derogatory
descending
despicable
despite
despiteful
destroying
deteriorating
detracting
detractive
detractory
difficult
diluting
diminishing
dirty
dirtying
disadvantageous
disagreeable
disapprobation
disapproval
disbarment
discomfiting
disconcerting
discountenancing
discounting
discredit
discrediting
disdain
disesteem
disfavor
disgrace
disgraceful
disgracing
dishonor
dishonoring
disparaging
disrepute
disrespect
disturbing
downgrading
dust
earthy
egregious
embarrassing
erotic
erotical
execrating
false
fazing
filthy
flagitious
flagrant
flawing
flustering
foul
fouling
gross
hard-core
harming
heinous
horrendous
horrible
humbling
humiliating
humiliation
hurting
ignoble
ignominy
ill repute
immodest
impairing
impossible
inconvenient
indecent
indecorous
inexpedient
infamous
infamy
infra indignitatem
ingloriousness
inhuman
iniquitous
injuring
injurious
insolent
insulting
intolerable
invective
invidious
irreverent
kinky
lascivious
lessening
lewd
libeling
libelling
loss of honor
lowering
lustful
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
maligning
marring
mature
meanness
minimizing
monstrous
mortifying
nasty
naughty
nefarious
nonplusing
nonplussing
notorious
obloquy
obscene
odious
odium
offending
offensive
opprobrious
opprobrium
pejorative
perverted
perverting
poisoning
polluting
pollution
pornographic
porny
profane
profaning
prostituting
prostitution
prurient
put down
putting down
racy
rattling
reprehending
reproach
reproaching
reprobating
reviling
ribald
ridiculing
rude
ruining
salacious
salty
sarcastic
scandal
scandalous
scorn
scurrilous
sexy
shadow
shame
shameless
shaming
shocking
sinful
sinking
slander
slandering
slight
slighting
slur
smirch
smirching
smutty
soft-core
spiteful
spoiling
spot
stain
staining
stigma
subverting
suggestive
taint
tainting
taking down
tarnish
tarnishing
thinning
traducing
troublesome
truculent
turpitude
unbearable
unbecoming
uncomfortable
uncomplimentary
ungodly
unpleasant
unprintable
unsettling
unspeakable
untrue
unwieldy
unworthy of one
venality
vile
vilifying
villainous
violent
vitiating
vitriolic
vituperative
vulgar
wanton
warping
watering down
weakening
wicked
wrecking
writing off

Antonyms for debasing

G-rated
Victorian
acceptable
acclaiming
acknowledging
admiration
adulation
advancing
aggrandizing
agreeable
ameliorating
amending
applauding
appreciation
approval
awe
bettering
boasting
boon
boosting
canonizing
celebrating
cheering
citing
clarifying
clean
cleaning
cleanliness
cleansing
comfortable
commendation
commending
compliment
complimentary
complimenting
congratulating
convenient
correct
credit
decent
decorating
decorous
deifying
delightful
dignifying
elevating
elevation
enhancing
ennobling
enriching
enshrining
enskying
enthroning
esteem
estimation
eulogizing
exaltation
exalting
extolling
fame
fear
feting
flattering
flattery
genteel
gentle
glorifying
glory
good
goodness
hailing
highlighting
honor
honoring
idealizing
improving
kind
lauding
lifting
magnificent
magnifying
meliorating
mild
moral
morality
nice
perfecting
playing up
pleasing
polite
positive
praise
praising
pride
priggish
prim
promoting
proper
prudish
purification
purifying
puritanical
raising
reasonable
recognizing
refining
regard
renown
repute
respect
respecting
restoring
reverence
romanticizing
saluting
seemly
sensible
spotlighting
straightlaced
straitlaced
touting
upgrading
uplifting
virtue
wonderful

Meanings of debasing

verb
1. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
2. To lower in position or rank.
3. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

Example Sentences

The executive's unethical actions were seen as debasing the company's core values.
The film's portrayal of historical figures was criticized for debasing their contributions.
Critics argue that focusing solely on sensational news stories is debasing journalism.
The new regulations were accused of debasing the quality standards set by the industry.
The overemphasis on superficial aspects in the campaign was seen as debasing the political process.

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