decadency
The word “decadency” has 4 syllables: de-ca-den-cy
It's pronounced as /ˈdɛkədənsi/
What is synonym and antonym for decadency?
In the thesaurus, “decadency” has 36 synonyms and 6 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for decadency along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for decadency
- abjection
- corruption
- corruptness
- debasement
- debauchery
- decadence
- decay
- decaying
- declension
- declination
- decline
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- demoralization
- depravity
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- evil
- filth
- gangrene
- immorality
- libertinage
- libertinism
- perversion
- pervertedness
- rakishness
- rot
- sinfulness
- squalor
- turpitude
- villainy
- wickedness
- worsening
Antonyms for decadency
- development
- goodness
- improvement
- morality
- righteousness
- virtue
Example Sentences
- The novel critiques the decadency of a society obsessed with wealth and power.
- Many critics argue that the decadency of the political system is evident in the lack of reform.
- The film portrays the moral decadency that spreads among the elite.
- The decline in moral standards is a clear sign of societal decadency.
- The author's work reflects a deep concern for the decadency of modern culture.
On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decadency, such as: abjection, corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decay.
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Related Words
abjection
- abasement
- abjectness
- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- aridity
- avarice
- bankruptcy
- barrenness
- baseness
- beastliness
- beggary
- blahs
- bleakness
- blue funk
- bummer
- cheerlessness
- churlishness
- closeness
- contemptibleness
- corruption
- corruptness
- covetousness
- dearth
- debasement
- debauchery
- debt
- decadence
- decadency
- deficiency
- deficit
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- dejection
- demoralization
- depletion
- depravity
- depression
- desolation
- despair
- desperation
- despondency
- destitution
- difficulty
- discomfort
- disconsolation
- discontent
- discouragement
- dispiritedness
- disrepute
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- distress
- dole
- dolefulness
- dolor
- downheartedness
- dreariness
- dullness
- dumps
- emptiness
- ennui
- evil
- exiguity
- famine
- filth
- frugality
- gangrene
- gloom
- gloominess
- greed
- grief
- hardship
- heaviness of heart
- heavyheartedness
- hopelessness
- ill temper
- immorality
- impecuniosity
- impecuniousness
- impoverishment
- inadequacy
- indigence
- infamy
- iniquity
- insolvency
- insufficiency
- knavishness
- lack
- libertinage
- libertinism
- lowness
- lugubriosity
- malice
- malignity
- meagerness
- melancholia
- melancholy
- miserliness
- misery
- mortification
- necessitousness
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- pain
- parsimony
- pass
- paucity
- pauperism
- pennilessness
- penuriousness
- penury
- perversion
- pervertedness
- pettiness
- pinch
- poorness
- privation
- qualm
- rakishness
- rapacity
- reduction
- rot
- sadness
- scarcity
- shamelessness
- shortage
- sinfulness
- smallmindedness
- sordidness
- sorrow
- squalor
- starvation
- stinginess
- straits
- suffering
- the blues
- torment
- trouble
- turpitude
- underdevelopment
- unhappiness
- unkindness
- unscrupulousness
- unworthiness
- vacancy
- vapors
- villainy
- want
- wickedness
- woe
- woefulness
- worry
debasement
- abjection
- corruption
- corruptness
- debauchery
- decadence
- decadency
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- demoralization
- depravation
- depravity
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- evil
- filth
- gangrene
- immorality
- libertinage
- libertinism
- perversion
- pervertedness
- rakishness
- rot
- sinfulness
- squalor
- turpitude
- villainy
- wickedness
debauchery
- abjection
- abomination
- anathema
- atrociousness
- bad
- badness
- baseness
- bender
- binge
- blowout
- burning candle at both ends
- bust
- carnality
- carousal
- corruption
- corruptness
- criminality
- debasement
- decadence
- decadency
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- demoralization
- depravedness
- depravity
- despicableness
- devilry
- deviltry
- dirtiness
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- dissolution
- evil
- evildoing
- evilness
- excess
- fast living
- fiendishness
- filth
- fornication
- gangrene
- gluttony
- greed
- hedonism
- heinousness
- ill
- immoderation
- immorality
- incontinence
- indecency
- indulgence
- iniquitousness
- iniquity
- intemperance
- intimacy
- la dolce vita
- lasciviousness
- lechery
- lewdness
- libertinage
- libertinism
- license
- licentiousness
- life in fast lane
- looseness
- lousiness
- lowness
- lust
- meanness
- miserableness
- orgy
- overindulgence
- perversion
- pervertedness
- profligacy
- rakishness
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenousness
- reprehensibleness
- revel
- revelry
- rot
- seduction
- self-indulgence
- sensuality
- sin
- sinfulness
- squalor
- sybaritism
- taboo
- tabu
- tear
- turpitude
- unscrupulousness
- venery
- vice
- viciousness
- vileness
- villainousness
- villainy
- voluptuousness
- wantonness
- wickedness
- wretchedness
- wrong
decadence
- abasement
- abatement
- abjection
- breakup
- corruption
- corruptness
- crumbling
- dark age
- de-escalation
- debasement
- debauchery
- decadency
- decay
- decimation
- declension
- declination
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrement
- deflation
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- demolishment
- demolition
- demoralization
- depravity
- depreciation
- descent
- desolation
- destruction
- deterioration
- devolution
- diminishment
- diminution
- dip
- disintegration
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- dissolution
- downfall
- downgrade
- downslide
- downtrend
- downturn
- drop
- drop-off
- ebb
- eclipse
- evil
- excess
- fall
- falloff
- filth
- gangrene
- gluttony
- havoc
- immorality
- incontinence
- intemperance
- lasciviousness
- lechery
- lessening
- lewdness
- libertinage
- libertinism
- licentiousness
- loss
- lowering
- nadir
- perversion
- pervertedness
- rakishness
- reduction
- regression
- rot
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- sag
- sensuality
- shrinkage
- sinfulness
- slip
- slump
- spoiling
- squalor
- sunset
- sybaritism
- turpitude
- villainy
- wickedness
gangrene
- abjection
- adulteration
- atrophy
- blight
- breakdown
- caries
- consumption
- corrosion
- corruption
- corruptness
- crumbling
- debasement
- debauchery
- decadence
- decadency
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degenerateness
- degeneration
- degradation
- demoralization
- depravity
- depreciation
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissipatedness
- dissipation
- dissoluteness
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- evil
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- filth
- immorality
- impairment
- libertinage
- libertinism
- mortification
- perishing
- perversion
- pervertedness
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rakishness
- rot
- rottenness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- sinfulness
- spoilage
- spoilation
- squalor
- turpitude
- villainy
- wasting
- wasting away
- wickedness
- withering