reprobate vs degenerate

reprobate and degenerate both are nouns.

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

As nouns, degenerate is a hyponym of reprobate; that is, degenerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reprobate:

reprobate: a person without moral scruples
degenerate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Other hyponyms of reprobate include deviant, deviate, perv, perve, pervert, black sheep, scapegrace, wretch.

reprobate (noun)	degenerate (noun)
a person without moral scruples	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

reprobate (adjective)	degenerate (adjective)
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good	unrestrained by convention or morality

reprobate (verb)	degenerate (verb)
reject (documents) as invalid	grow progressively worse
express strong disapproval of
abandon to eternal damnation