| Main Entry: |
debauchery |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
immoral self-indulgence |
Synonyms: |
bender,
binge, blowout, burning candle at both ends, bust,
carousal,
depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness,
drunk*,
excess, fast living, fornication, gluttony, incontinence,
indulgence, intemperance,
intimacy, la dolce vita, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness,
license, licentiousness, life in fast lane,
lust, orgy, overindulgence,
revel,
revelry,
seduction, sensuality, sybaritism,
tear*
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Antonyms: |
benevolence, giving, mercifulness, unselfishness
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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