Definitions

dissolute

[dis-uh-loot] / ˈdɪs əˌlut /

ADJECTIVE

lacking restraint, indulgent

Synonyms

WEAK

abandoned corrupt debauched degenerate depraved dissipated evil fast fast and loose gone bad high living in the fast lane intemperate lascivious lax lecherous lewd libertine licentious light loose night owl nighthawk on the take open player profligate raffish rakish reprobate slack swift sybaritic unconstrained unprincipled unrestrained vicious wanton wayward wicked wild

Antonyms

WEAK

chaste good moral pure resolute respectful virtuous

Example Sentences

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The women dream up dissolute scenarios for themselves as they dance themselves into a frenzy and drop their facades.

From Los Angeles Times

Minutes later, these new friends cross the threshold into George and Martha’s dissolute tempest.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the show gets some mileage out of it, including a guest spot by James Van Der Beek, Dawson himself, as a dissolute older member.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Four Seasons, “The White Lotus” has been an undeniably powerful marketing tool — despite the death and dissolute behavior that goes on at the resorts in the series.

From Los Angeles Times

“People wanted to move up to guitar. I don’t know why. I guess Johnny Thunders was cooler,” he adds of the famously dissolute New York Dolls member.

From Los Angeles Times

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