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debase(verb, upset, trouble, dull, cut)
27
lower(verb, upset, trouble, dull, decline)
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reduce(verb, upset, dull, decline, ruin)
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disgrace(noun, verb, upset, reduce, ruin)
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abase(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
20
demean(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
20
shame(noun, verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
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vitiate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
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depreciate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
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corrupt(verb, adjective, cut, decline, reduce)
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defile(verb, cut, ruin, harm, thin)
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cheapen(verb, cut, reduce, ruin, destroy)
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debauch(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, damage)
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pervert(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, destroy)
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deprave(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, destroy)
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deteriorate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
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adulterate(verb, cut, decline, ruin, fail)
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contaminate(verb, cut, ruin, harm, thin)
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desecrate(verb, shame, corrupt, stain, disparage)
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devalue(verb, cut, reduce, ruin, diminish)
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APASmart Define. (2015). degrade thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "degrade thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, degrade thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/degrade/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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