degenerate vs deviant

degenerate and deviant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degenerate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
deviant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, degenerate and deviant are synonyms defined as:

degenerate and deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Other synonyms of degenerate include deviate, perv, perve, pervert.

degenerate (noun)	deviant (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

degenerate (adjective)	deviant (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality	markedly different from an accepted norm

degenerate (verb)	deviant (verb)
grow progressively worse