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. Marcelo Goncalves Campos:

   You'll see someone working in degrading conditions, with an exhausting work schedule, eating one meal a day, while they don't receive any form of salary or a very small one, because their food and tools are discounted.

2. Pope Francis:

   We fail to see that some are mired in desperate and degrading poverty, with no way out, while others have not the faintest idea of what to do with their possessions, vainly showing off their supposed superiority and leaving behind them so much waste which, if it were the case everywhere, would destroy the planet.

3. 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.

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. Ronald Green:

   There is no place for this type of demeaning or degrading behavior in our Corps -- this includes our actions online, we need to be brutally honest with ourselves and each other. This behavior hurts fellow Marines, family members, and civilians. It is a direct attack on our ethos and legacy.