debauch

The word “debauch” has 2 syllables: de-bauch

It's pronounced as /dɪˈbɔːtʃ/


What is synonym and antonym for debauch?

In the thesaurus, “debauch” has 71 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for debauch

  • abase
  • abuse
  • bastardize
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • bestialize
  • betray
  • blemish
  • brutalize
  • canker
  • cheapen
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • damage
  • debase
  • deface
  • defile
  • deflower
  • degrade
  • demean
  • demoralize
  • deprave
  • depreciate
  • descend
  • destroy
  • deteriorate
  • dilute
  • dirty
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • downgrade
  • flaw
  • fornicate
  • fraternize
  • go bad
  • go to hell
  • harm
  • humble
  • humiliate
  • hurt
  • impair
  • intrigue
  • inveigle
  • lead astray
  • lessen
  • live in the gutter
  • lure
  • mar
  • pervert
  • poison
  • pollute
  • profane
  • prostitute
  • ravish
  • ruin
  • seduce
  • shame
  • spoil
  • stain
  • subvert
  • taint
  • take down
  • tarnish
  • tempt
  • thin
  • violate
  • vitiate
  • warp
  • water down
  • weaken
  • wreck

Antonyms for debauch

  • ameliorate
  • amend
  • be loyal
  • better
  • clarify
  • clean
  • cleanse
  • defend
  • dignify
  • disenchant
  • disgust
  • elevate
  • enhance
  • ennoble
  • enrich
  • exalt
  • help
  • honor
  • improve
  • meliorate
  • obey
  • perfect
  • praise
  • protect
  • purify
  • refine
  • repulse
  • respect
  • restore
  • straighten
  • upgrade
  • uplift
  • value

Meanings of debauch

  • noun
    1. An individual act of debauchery.
    2. An orgy.
  • verb
    1. To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
    2. To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).
    3. To indulge in revelry.

Example Sentences

  • The novel depicts a wealthy man's descent into debauch and moral decay.
  • The scandal was a result of his debauch lifestyle, which shocked his colleagues.
  • The party turned into a debauch of excess and indulgence.
  • Many criticized the film for its portrayal of debauch and excess.
  • The character in the play was known for his debauch behavior and reckless spending.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to debauch, such as: abase, abuse, ameliorate, amend, bastardize, be loyal, befoul.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • aggressor
  • assailant
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  • attacker
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  • betrayer
  • bushwhacker
  • counterattacker
  • debaucher
  • defiler
  • despoiler
  • invader
  • molester
  • mugger
  • predator
  • raider
  • raper
  • ravager
  • ravisher
  • robber

abasing

  • abashing
  • affronting
  • bad-mouthing
  • bastardizing
  • befouling
  • begriming
  • belittling
  • blemishing
  • cankering
  • castigating
  • censuring
  • chastening
  • cheapening
  • condemning
  • confounding
  • confusing
  • contaminating
  • corrupting
  • criticizing
  • crying down
  • damaging
  • damning
  • debasing
  • debauching
  • decrying
  • defacing
  • defaming
  • defiling
  • degrading
  • demeaning
  • demoralizing
  • denouncing
  • depraving
  • depreciating
  • descending
  • destroying
  • deteriorating
  • detracting
  • diluting
  • diminishing
  • dirtying
  • discomfiting
  • disconcerting
  • discountenancing
  • discounting
  • discrediting
  • disgracing
  • dishonoring
  • disparaging
  • downgrading
  • embarrassing
  • execrating
  • fazing
  • flawing
  • flustering
  • fouling
  • harming
  • humbling
  • humiliating
  • hurting
  • impairing
  • insulting
  • lessening
  • libeling
  • libelling
  • lowering
  • maligning
  • marring
  • minimizing
  • mortifying
  • nonplusing
  • nonplussing
  • perverting
  • poisoning
  • polluting
  • profaning
  • prostituting
  • putting down
  • rattling
  • reprehending
  • reprobating
  • ridiculing
  • ruining
  • shaming
  • sinking
  • slandering
  • smirching
  • spoiling
  • staining
  • subverting
  • tainting
  • taking down
  • tarnishing
  • thinning
  • vitiating
  • warping
  • watering down
  • weakening
  • wrecking
  • writing off

tarnishing

  • abasing
  • bastardizing
  • begriming
  • besmearing
  • besmirching
  • blackening
  • blasphemy
  • blemishing
  • blurring
  • cheapening
  • clouding
  • coloring
  • contamination
  • corrupting
  • corruption
  • darkening
  • debasement
  • debasing
  • debauching
  • defilement
  • degrading
  • demeaning
  • demoralizing
  • depraving
  • desecration
  • dirtying
  • discoloring
  • discrediting
  • disgracing
  • dishonoring
  • distorting
  • fouling
  • lowering
  • marring
  • perversion
  • perverting
  • poisoning
  • polluting
  • pollution
  • profanation
  • shaming
  • sinking
  • smearing
  • smirching
  • smudging
  • smutting
  • soiling
  • spoiling
  • staining
  • subverting
  • sullying
  • tainting
  • tarring
  • touching
  • twisting
  • violation
  • vitiating

decadents

  • Cyrenaics
  • Epicureans
  • backsliders
  • bankrupts
  • blackguards
  • bon vivants
  • bons vivants
  • cads
  • debauchees
  • debauchers
  • degenerates
  • delinquents
  • derelicts
  • deviates
  • epicures
  • gluttons
  • gourmands
  • hedonists
  • heels
  • incorrigibles
  • knaves
  • lechers
  • libertines
  • miscreants
  • perverts
  • pervs
  • playboys
  • playgirls
  • profligates
  • rakehells
  • rakes
  • rascals
  • reprobates
  • rips
  • rogues
  • satyrs
  • scoundrels
  • sensualists
  • sybarites
  • villains
  • voluptuaries

cankering

  • abasing
  • bastardizing
  • befouling
  • begriming
  • blemishing
  • cheapening
  • contaminating
  • corrupting
  • damaging
  • debasing
  • debauching
  • defacing
  • defiling
  • degrading
  • demeaning
  • demoralizing
  • depraving
  • depreciating
  • descending
  • destroying
  • deteriorating
  • diluting
  • dirtying
  • disgracing
  • dishonoring
  • downgrading
  • flawing
  • harming
  • humbling
  • humiliating
  • hurting
  • impairing
  • lessening
  • marring
  • perverting
  • poisoning
  • polluting
  • profaning
  • prostituting
  • ruining
  • shaming
  • spoiling
  • staining
  • subverting
  • tainting
  • taking down
  • tarnishing
  • thinning
  • vitiating
  • warping
  • watering down
  • weakening
  • wrecking

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