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

The arch in his back, combined with his unwitting snarl, makes him at once diminutive and imposing, childlike and depraved.

From Time

What the more wacko conspiracies have in common is that they cast an enemy in the role of depraved villain.

From Nautilus

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.

From Time

The CIA has a penchant for such hilarious and sometimes depraved schemes.

From The Daily Beast

My monsters, the ones you called depraved, they are the beautiful, heroic ones.

From The Daily Beast

Orwellian, Malthusian, barbarous, depraved…I think you get me.

From The Daily Beast

The image of children being disposed of in such a barbaric and depraved manner outraged people across the world.

From The Daily Beast

On his execution, state media accused Jang of leading a "dissolute, depraved life" and running up £6.4 million in gambling debts.

From The Daily Beast

In this depraved state of mind he arrived at Perpignan, where that befell him which I am about to relate.

From Project Gutenberg

The sculpture and frescoes of the period of course exhibited the depraved taste and debased execution of the times.

From Project Gutenberg

But though all the curates were in an utterly false position they were not all equally depraved.

From Project Gutenberg

How comes it then, that human nature, notwithstanding the death of a God, is still depraved?

From Project Gutenberg

There is no more depraved class of people in the world than those human vultures who fatten on the shame of innocent young girls.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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