Synonyms for degrading
de·grad·ing

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1. corrupting, degradingadjective

   harmful to the mind or morals

   "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"

   Synonyms:
   corrupting, contaminating, debasing

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honourable, innocuous

2. debasing, degradingadjective

   used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

   Synonyms:
   corrupting, debasing

   Antonyms:
   honorable, honourable, innocuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "degrading":

   humiliating, demeaning, degrade, degradable, insulting, derogatory, degradation, denigrating

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1. Getachew Reda:

   People are celebrating, the capital has been liberated from our enemies, but as far as I am concerned there is little to celebrate because we still have fighting to do, our objectives are degrading the enemy's fighting capabilities. This is a criminal army and we will follow it everywhere to make sure it doesn't have the capacity to come back.

2. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by doing so we come dangerously close to depriving ourselves of all real models. We lose sight of the men and women who do not simply seem great because they are famous but are famous because they are great. We come closer and closer to degrading all fame into notoriety.

3. The State:

   The United States will continue to stand with the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and all Iraqis as we work together in confronting these terrorist acts and towards our shared goal of degrading and defeating (ISIS).

4. American Indians President Fawn Sharp:

   Meanwhile, the name' Atlanta Braves,' the tomahawk adorning the team's uniform, and the' tomahawk chop' that the team exhorts its fans to perform at home games are meant to depict and caricature not just one tribal community but all Native people, and that is certainly how baseball fans and Native people everywhere interpret them, in our discussions with the Atlanta Braves, we have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear -- Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the' tomahawk chop' that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society.

5. Christine Lambrecht:

   Taking photographs of a woman under her skirt or neckline is degrading and unjustifiable abuse of her personal space, often, these photos are shared in chat groups or even distributed commercially.