22 synonyms for degradation such as cheapening, abasement, and atrophy. Degradation is a noun, and its antonyms are improvement and upliftment.
Abasement, atrophy, breakdown, cheapening, debasement, decay, degeneration, demeaning, deterioration, devaluing, discrediting, dishonouring, humiliation, ignominy, indignity, loss of dignity, loss of pride, loss of self-respect, mortification, shame, and wasting away.