Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decadent

1 sense of decadent

Sense 1
decadent -- (a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically))
       => bad person -- (a person who does harm to others)

Antonyms of adj decadent

1 sense of decadent

Sense 1
decadent, effete -- (marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals")

INDIRECT (VIA indulgent) -> nonindulgent, strict -- (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)

Similarity of adj decadent

1 sense of decadent

Sense 1
decadent, effete -- (marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals")
       => indulgent (vs. nonindulgent) -- (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents")

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