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synonyms for degradation

  • degeneration
  • deterioration
  • abasement
  • debasement
  • decadence
  • decline
  • degeneracy
  • demotion
  • derogation
  • discredit
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • evil
  • humiliation
  • ignominy
  • mortification
  • perversion
  • reduction
  • downgrading
On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to degradation, such as: degeneration, deterioration, abasement, debasement, decadence, and decline.

antonyms for degradation

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  • esteem
  • honor
  • improvement
  • increase
  • morality
  • admiration
  • approval
  • elevation
  • promotion
  • upgrade
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How to use degradation in a sentence

Meanwhile those excluded from the environmental movement are often the same people who face the greatest threats from climate change and have the most to lose from environmental degradation.
HOW ENVIRONMENTALISM CAN CENTER RACIAL JUSTICE IN 2021HEATHER HANSMANJANUARY 29, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE
Hurricanes and floods, droughts and fires, environmental degradation, increased poverty and fierce global resource competition are just some of the likely potential harms.
DEFEATING TODAY’S TOP THREATS REQUIRES RETHINKING OUR IDEA OF NATIONAL SECURITYMELVYN LEFFLERJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
These contributions will help offset some of the degradation of insect habitat.
WE CRUSH, POISON, AND DESTROY INSECTS AT OUR OWN PERIL - ISSUE 95: ESCAPEJOHN HAINZEJANUARY 20, 2021NAUTILUS
They don’t want to show human brutishness and degradation in their museums.
PHILIP GUSTON’S ART SPEAKS TO OUR PRESENT MOMENT. WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IT.SEBASTIAN SMEEJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POST
However, despite this support, over the course of 2020 I experienced a material degradation of my overall mental health, which resulted in a period of hospitalization in August.
I’M STEPPING DOWN AS CEO DUE TO MY MENTAL HEALTH—AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITMATTHEW COOPERDECEMBER 18, 2020QUARTZ
The last crypto-mining boom promised similar benefits but resulted in fly-by-night companies leaving a trail of scams and environmental degradation in their wake.
THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND NEEDS JOBS. COULD BITCOIN MINING BECOME ITS NEXT SAVIOR?JEFFDECEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNE
With only a dozen cows, he never was sure, but he suspects the cattle lost a “luxury function”—one that wasn’t vital to survival but whose removal led to a degradation of the sensory system.
GENE EDITING HAS MADE PIGS IMMUNE TO A DEADLY EPIDEMICKATIE MCLEANDECEMBER 11, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Central themes of her editorial work have included corporate accountability, environmental degradation, conflict zone reporting, reproductive rights and women’s issues more broadly.
PROPUBLICA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW EDITORS FOR LOCAL INITIATIVESBY PROPUBLICADECEMBER 9, 2020PROPUBLICA
In fact, the battery shows little degradation even when subjected to aggressive charge and discharge cycles.
THIS SUPER-ENERGY-DENSE BATTERY COULD NEARLY DOUBLE THE RANGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLESJAMES TEMPLEDECEMBER 8, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Indeed, as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has observed, the balance between green and non-green spending so far tilts too much toward the latter, risking further environmental degradation.
HOW GOVERNMENTS CAN CREATE A GREEN, JOB-RICH GLOBAL RECOVERYMATTHEWHEIMERDECEMBER 2, 2020FORTUNE
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WORDS RELATED TO DEGRADATION

  • degradation
  • dishonor
  • downgrade
  • humiliation
  • shame
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