depraved

[ dih-preyvd ]

adjective

1. corrupt, wicked, or perverted.

   Synonyms: lewd, licentious, profligate, dissolute, degenerate, reprobate, sinful, evil

depraved

/ dɪˈpreɪvɪdnɪs; dɪˈpreɪvd /

adjective

1. morally bad or debased; corrupt; perverted

Derived Forms

• depravedness, noun

Other Words From

• de·praved·ly [dih-, preyvd, -lee, -, prey, -vid-], adverb
• de·pravedness noun
• nonde·praved adjective
• self-de·praved adjective
• unde·praved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of depraved¹

First recorded in 1585–95; deprave + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See immoral.

Example Sentences

Two women have been jailed for their part in a monkey torture ring and behaviour described by the judge as "depraved, sickening and wicked".

From BBC

“They ridiculed us and belittled us,” she said of her opponents, adding that they called her “every depraved slur in the book.”

From Los Angeles Times

A student who used AI technology "in the worst possible way" to turn photographs of real children into "depraved" indecent images has been jailed for 18 years.

From BBC

Dylan Brister and Cameron Allan spiked Calum Simpson’s drink with Etizolam and bound his wrists with rope at a flat in Methil, Fife, before filming their "depraved" attack on a mobile phone.

From BBC

Nunes’ attorneys claimed that Tapper insinuated that Nunes “has a depraved mind and that he acted immorally, fraudulently, unprofessionally, spread lies about Paul Pelosi, and disparaged and defamed Paul Pelosi.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lewd
• nefarious
• shameless
• sinful
• vicious
• vile
• wanton
• warped
• wicked