Synonyms of decadent
56 similar words
Another word for decadent is lotus-eating. Other synonyms of decadent are self-indulgent, hedonistic, effete, epicurean and hedonic.
Synonyms and similar words for decadent
adjectiveCharacterized by moral or cultural decline.
- corrupted
- degenerate
- aberrant
- corrupt
- depraved
- lost formal
- dirty-handed
- dissolute
- effeteDecadent, weak through self-indulgence.
- errant
- questionable
- indecent
- indecorousImproper, immodest, or indecent.
- immodestWithout customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.
- immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or...
- improper
- incontinent
- iniquitous
- licentious
- nought
- obscene
- perverse
- perverted
- profligate
- reprobate
- unduteousUndutiful.
- undutifulNot dutiful.
- unethical
- ungodly
- unjustNot fair, just or right.
- unprincipledLacking moral values.
- unrighteousNot righteous; wicked.
- unseemlyInconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
- unscrupulous
- unworthyNot worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- wrong
- iniquous obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.
adjectiveLuxuriously self-indulgent.
- epicureanDevoted to luxurious living.
- sinful colloquialDecadent (luxuriously self-indulgent).
- Babylonian figurativelyCharacteristic of Babylon or its civilization and inhabitants; huge, decadent, indulgent. .
- epicureal
- epicureous
- epicurishEpicurean.
- hedonicPursuing pleasure in a devoted manner.
- hedonisticDevoted to pleasure.
- intemperateIndulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
- lotus-eatingIn the manner of a lotus-eater.
- naughtyDecadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
- self-indulgentExhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
- sensualisticAdopting or teaching the doctrines of sensualism.
- sybariteSynonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment...
- sybariticOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort...
- sybariticalSybaritic.
- voluptuarianSynonym of voluptuary.
- voluptuaryOf or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure.
- luxurious datedEnjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury.
Meaning of decadent
- adjective Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
- adjective Luxuriously self-indulgent.
- noun A person affected by moral decay.
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Questions about synonyms of decadent
- What is another word for decadent?
- Decadent has 56 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lotus-eating, self-indulgent, hedonistic, effete, epicurean, hedonic, intemperate and sybaritic.
- What does decadent mean?
- Decadent means characterized by moral or cultural decline.
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