profligate vs degenerate

profligate and degenerate both are nouns.

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

As adjectives, profligate and degenerate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of profligate include debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, riotous.

profligate (noun)	degenerate (noun)
a dissolute man in fashionable society	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
a recklessly extravagant consumer

profligate (adjective)	degenerate (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality	unrestrained by convention or morality
recklessly wasteful

profligate (verb)	degenerate (verb)
	grow progressively worse