depraved
corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
Origin of depraved
1synonym study For depraved
Other words for depraved
Other words from depraved
- de·praved·ly [dih-preyvd-lee, -prey-vid-], /dɪˈpreɪvd li, -ˈpreɪ vɪd-/, adverb
- de·praved·ness, noun
- non·de·praved, adjective
- self-de·praved, adjective
- un·de·praved, adjective
Words that may be confused with depraved
- depraved , deprived
Words Nearby depraved
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How to use depraved in a sentence
The arch in his back, combined with his unwitting snarl, makes him at once diminutive and imposing, childlike and depraved.
What the more wacko conspiracies have in common is that they cast an enemy in the role of depraved villain.
Gullible and angry, they were rioting for a lie, and they were using social media – including Parler – to issue depraved threats and to organize resistance to the American republic.
The Right’s Message to Silicon Valley: 'Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee' | David French | January 16, 2021 | TimeThe CIA has a penchant for such hilarious and sometimes depraved schemes.
Bid on CIA’s Osama Action Figure, Lewinsky's Lingerie, and More at This L.A. Auction House | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy monsters, the ones you called depraved, they are the beautiful, heroic ones.
‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ Premiere Is Super-Freaky (But a Little Boring) | Kevin Fallon | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Orwellian, Malthusian, barbarous, depraved…I think you get me.
Conservatives Find Typo in Obamacare, Try to Kill People With It | Michael Tomasky | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe image of children being disposed of in such a barbaric and depraved manner outraged people across the world.
Ireland’s ‘Mother and Baby Home’ Horror Goes Beyond Tuam’s Dead Infants | Patsy McGarry | June 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn his execution, state media accused Jang of leading a "dissolute, depraved life" and running up £6.4 million in gambling debts.
The Women Behind the Throne in North Korea's 'Empire of Horror' | The Telegraph | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this depraved state of mind he arrived at Perpignan, where that befell him which I am about to relate.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe sculpture and frescoes of the period of course exhibited the depraved taste and debased execution of the times.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowBut though all the curates were in an utterly false position they were not all equally depraved.
Hunted and Harried | R.M. BallantyneHow comes it then, that human nature, notwithstanding the death of a God, is still depraved?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierThere is no more depraved class of people in the world than those human vultures who fatten on the shame of innocent young girls.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | Various
British Dictionary definitions for depraved
/ (dɪˈpreɪvd) /
morally bad or debased; corrupt; perverted
Derived forms of depraved
- depravedness (dɪˈpreɪvɪdnɪs), noun
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