deviant vs degenerate

deviant and degenerate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, deviant and degenerate are synonyms defined as:

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

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

deviant (noun)	degenerate (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

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

deviant (verb)	degenerate (verb)
	grow progressively worse