Synonyms and Antonyms of debase
1
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken
descend
disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down
blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck
depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor
ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restore
respect
2
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- our failure to win a single game completely debased us
abase, chasten, cheapen, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off
bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander
affront, insult
censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout
acknowledge, recognize
highlight, play up, spotlight
dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify
advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift
