decadent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DECADENT

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard <avant-garde artists who were scorned by the bourgeoisie as talentless decadents>

Synonyms backslider, debauchee, debaucher, decadent, deviate, libertine, perv, pervert, profligate, rake, rakehell, rip

Near Antonyms saint

a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures <a decadent who squandered her once considerable family fortune>

Synonyms debauchee, decadent, hedonist, sensualist, sybarite

Related Words Cyrenaic, Epicurean; bon vivant, epicure, glutton, gourmand; libertine, playboy, rake, roué; playgirl

Near Antonyms killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket; fuddy-duddy, prude, straight arrow

Antonyms ascetic

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