Degenerate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts10 letters

Definition of Degenerate

noun

One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral person.
"In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy."

verb

To lose good or desirable qualities.
"His condition continued to degenerate even after admission to hospital."
To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

adjective

(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
(of a human or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities.
(of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
Relating to degeneracy
Having the same quantum energy level.

Anagrams of Degenerate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "degenerate":

9-LETTER WORDS

generated greatened

8-LETTER WORDS

generate renegade teenaged teenager

7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

agreed anteed ardent argent danger degree derate dragee earned endear enrage entera entree ergate eterne+9 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "degenerate" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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