DEPRAVITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEPRAVITY?

Need another word that means the same as “depravity”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “depravity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Depravity” are: turpitude, corruption, degeneracy, depravation, putrefaction, corruptness, vice, perversion, deviance, degradation, immorality, shamelessness, debauchery, dissipation, dissoluteness, profligacy, licentiousness, lewdness, lasciviousness, salaciousness, lechery, lecherousness, prurience, obscenity, indecency, sordidness, sin, sinfulness, ungodliness, unrighteousness, profanity, impiety, impurity

Depravity as a Noun

Definitions of "Depravity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “depravity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The innate corruption of human nature, due to original sin.
• Moral corruption; wickedness.
• A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice.
• Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.

Synonyms of "Depravity" as a noun (33 Words)

corruption	Inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony. The luxury and corruption among the upper classes.
corruptness	Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.
debauchery	Excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.
degeneracy	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration.
degradation	A low or downcast state- H.L.Menchken. A trail of human misery and degradation.
depravation	Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.
deviance	Deviate behavior. A study of crime and deviance.
dissipation	Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. Energy dissipation.
dissoluteness	The process of going into solution.
immorality	Morally objectionable behavior. The immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction.
impiety	Unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god. He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety of the people.
impurity	The condition of being impure. A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity.
indecency	An indecent act or expression. Seven offences of rape and indecency.
lasciviousness	Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
lecherousness	A strong sexual desire.
lechery	Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity. The vice of lechery.
lewdness	The trait of behaving in an obscene manner.
licentiousness	Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure.
obscenity	The trait of behaving in an obscene manner. A stream of invective and obscenity.
profanity	Irreligious or irreverent behaviour. An outburst of profanity.
profligacy	Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. The emperor s sexual profligacy.
prurience	Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
putrefaction	The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction.
salaciousness	The trait of behaving in an obscene manner.
shamelessness	Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame.
sin	Estrangement from god. A sin in the eyes of God.
sinfulness	Estrangement from god.
sordidness	Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values.
turpitude	Depraved or wicked behaviour or character. Acts of moral turpitude.
ungodliness	Impiety by virtue of not being a godly person.
unrighteousness	Failure to adhere to moral principles. Forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness.
vice	Immoral or wicked behaviour. Cigars happen to be my father s vice.

Usage Examples of "Depravity" as a noun

• I wondered what depravities had occurred in that place.
• A tale of depravity hard to credit.
• Its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity.

Associations of "Depravity" (30 Words)

bacchanal	A priest, worshipper, or follower of Bacchus. The debauched and alcoholic president was said to be organizing unceasing bacchanals.
corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Humanity they knew to be corrupt from the day of Adam s creation.
debauch	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. His life had been spent in debauch.
debauchery	Excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.
decay	Undergo decay or decomposition. The unoccupied house started to decay.
decayed	Having fallen into disrepair; deteriorated. The restoration of decayed churches.
decomposition	In a decomposed state. The decomposition of organic waste.
degeneracy	The state or quality of being degenerate. Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration.
degenerate	An immoral or corrupt person. The debate degenerated into a brawl.
degeneration	The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. Overgrazing has caused serious degeneration of grassland.
degraded	Lowered in value. She had felt cheap and degraded.
depraved	Morally corrupt; wicked. Depraved criminals.
foul	Hit a foul ball. The land was foul with weeds.
immoral	Not adhering to ethical or moral principles. They considered colonialism immoral.
lascivious	Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire. He gave her a lascivious wink.
licentious	Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. The ruler s tyrannical and licentious behaviour.
perverse	Sexually perverted. Kate s perverse decision not to cooperate held good.
putrefaction	The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter. The breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction.
putrid	Very unpleasant; repulsive. A butcher who sold putrid meat.
racketeer	Someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion.
reprobate	Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good. Reprobate behaviour.
rot	Rotten or decayed matter. The education system has been allowed to rot.
rotten	Unwell. We used to send him up something rotten.
spoilage	The action or process of spoiling, especially the deterioration of food and other perishable goods.
turpitude	A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice. The various turpitudes of modern society.
underhand	With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. Achieved success in business only by underhand methods.
venal	Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt. A venal police officer.