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")