Definition for Degeneracy:

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Synonyms for Degeneracy:

• n.

  •
  • better.
  •corruption (noun)
  • abasement,
  • poorness,
  • inferiority,
  • dissoluteness,
  • immorality.
  •decadence (noun)
  • devolution,
  • Sybaritism,
  • Gluttonies,
  • gluttony,
  • sensuality.
  •decadency (noun)
  • decadency.
  •decay (noun)
  • de-compositions,
  • de-crease,
  • de composition,
  • dis-integrations,
  • de-cays,
  • de cays,
  • de crease,
  • dyings,
  • dis-integration,
  • dis integration,
  • de-cay,
  • crumblings,
  • perishings,
  • dis repairs,
  • de-composition,
  • spoilations,
  • de-creases,
  • de cay,
  • rottings,
  • wastings,
  • de creases,
  • fadings,
  • de compositions,
  • dis-repairs,
  • dis integrations,
  • wasting aways,
  • dis repair,
  • dis-repair.
  •decay, deterioration (noun)
  • downgrade,
  • decrease,
  • debasement.
  •decline (noun)
  • re-cession,
  • on the skid,
  • de scent,
  • on skid,
  • re-cessions,
  • de clines,
  • de scents,
  • falling offs,
  • de-clines,
  • de-cline,
  • re-lapse,
  • re lapse,
  • de-scent,
  • re cession,
  • re-lapses,
  • weakenings,
  • re cessions,
  • worsenings,
  • re lapses,
  • de cline,
  • de-scents,
  • on skids,
  • dwindlings.
  •degeneracy (noun)
  • degeneration,
  • corruption.
  •degeneration (noun)
  • de generation,
  • de-generation,
  • de-generations,
  • de generations.
  •degradation (noun)
  • de-motions,
  • de-motion,
  • de gradations,
  • dis honor,
  • dis credits,
  • dis-grace,
  • de-rogations,
  • de-gradation,
  • de motions,
  • de rogations,
  • de rogation,
  • de-rogation,
  • de-gradations,
  • dis-credits,
  • dis graces,
  • dis grace,
  • de motion,
  • dis-credit,
  • de gradation,
  • dis credit,
  • dis-honors,
  • dis-graces,
  • dis-honor,
  • dis honors.
  •depravity (noun)
  • vitiations,
  • sinfulnesses.
  •downfall (noun)
  • de-luges,
  • over-throws,
  • de luge,
  • on the rock,
  • de luges,
  • the skid,
  • over throws,
  • over-throw,
  • on rock,
  • road ruin,
  • de-luge,
  • on rocks,
  • rack ruin,
  • un-doings,
  • un-doing,
  • over throw,
  • un doing,
  • un doings.
  •perversion (noun)
  • evil.
  •putrefaction (noun)
  • rottennesses.
  •ruin (noun)
  • havoc,
  • the end,
  • crackups,
  • ruin,
  • crackup.
  •vice (noun)
  • looseness,
  • lubricities,
  • Lubricity,
  • maleficence,
  • malignance.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • declination,
  • declension.
  •
  • deterioration.
  •deviation
  • perversion.

Paraphrases for Degeneracy:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    degeneration.

Antonyms for Degeneracy:

• n.

  • corruption
    development, nobility, morality, honor, improvement.
  • decay, deterioration
    rise, increase, ascent.
  • Other antonyms:
    evolution, accretion, revitalization, heightening, addition, enhancement, goodness, accrual, raise, virtue, advancement, renewal, righteousness, flowering, increment, augmentation, boost, growth, upswing, addendum, gain, supplement, blossoming, flourishing, restoration.

Degeneracy Sentence Examples:

• The most dreadful scourge of physical disease, as well as moral degeneracy, follows an impure life.

• 1. The Prospect of a Road lying open to the same Degeneracy, in some Parts of this newly - settled Land of America, in Respect to our Conduct toward the Negroes, deeply bowed my Mind in this Journey; and, though, to briefly relate how these People are treated is no agreeable Work; yet, after often reading over the Notes I made as I travelled, I find my Mind engaged to preserve them.

Homophones for Degeneracy:

• dyssynergia, deutschmark, deutsche mark.