What is another word for decadents?

Pronunciation: [dˈɛkədənts] (IPA)

Decadents are individuals or groups who embrace decadence, which involves indulging in excess or luxury that often leads to moral decay. Some synonyms for the word decadent include profligate, dissolute, extravagant, depraved, debauched, and licentious. Profligate refers to individuals who are recklessly extravagant and wasteful in their spending. Dissolute characterizes individuals who have abandoned all moral values and principles and indulge in excessive pleasures. Extravagant describes individuals who spend excessively on luxury items. Depraved and debauched both refer to individuals who have lost all moral principles and indulge in immoral activities. Lastly, licentious refers to individuals who have no restraint or limits when it comes to satisfying their desires.

What are the hypernyms for Decadents?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Decadents

People call us decadents-I suppose, because we prefer intellectual progression to physical activity.
"A Maker of History"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
O decadents of the town, we have seen your sham idyls, your tinsel Arcadias.
"The British Barbarians"
Grant Allen
"How do I know," she demanded, "that I am not one of the children of the cities, that I was not fashioned and made for the gas-lit life, to eat unreal food at unreal hours, and feed my brain upon the unreal epigrams of the men whom you would call decadents.
"Jeanne of the Marshes"
E. Phillips Oppenheim

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