I. adjective
1.
Synonyms: effete 3, decadent, decayed, overripe
Related Word: deteriorating, retrograde, retrogressive, worsening; failing, sinking
2.
Synonyms: vicious 2, corrupt, depraved, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, nefarious, rotten, unhealthy, villainous
Related Word: degraded, demeaned
Contrasted words: ethical, moral, virtuous; honorable, just, upright
Antonyms: regenerate
II. verb
Synonyms: deteriorate 1, decline, descend, disimprove, disintegrate, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen
Related Word: corrupt, deprave, vitiate; backslide, lapse; return, revert
Contrasted words: improve, upgrade; lift, uplift