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reprobate vs deviant

deviant vs reprobate

reprobate and deviant both are nouns.

reprobate and deviant both are adjectives.

reprobate is a verb but deviant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reprobate Yes Yes Yes No
deviant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, deviant is a hyponym of reprobate; that is, deviant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reprobate:
  • reprobate: a person without moral scruples
  • deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Other hyponyms of reprobate include degenerate, deviate, perv, perve, pervert, black sheep, scapegrace, wretch.
reprobate (noun) deviant (noun)
a person without moral scruples a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
reprobate (adjective) deviant (adjective)
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good markedly different from an accepted norm
reprobate (verb) deviant (verb)
reject (documents) as invalid
express strong disapproval of
abandon to eternal damnation
Difference between reprobate and deviant

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