Decadence Synonyms and Antonyms

dĕkə-dəns, dĭ-kādns
Descent to a lower level or condition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. atrophy
  2. declension
  3. declination
  4. decline
  5. degeneracy
  6. degeneration
  7. deterioration

Words Related to Decadence

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Decadence Sentence Examples

  • He was possessed by the spirit of decadence, imitative rather than originating..

  • The era of decadence, of honorary statues and fulsome inscriptions, began.

  • In fine, the decadence of the papal institution manifested itself in an irremediable manner when it had accomplished no more than the half of its task.

  • Anything over 70 percent battery power is just pure decadence.

  • We notice, however, that the continual warfare in which the Roman state was engaged led to the decadence of the free population of Latium, and that the extension of the empire of Rome was fatal to the prosperity of the territory which immediately surrounded the city.'

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