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corrupt
adjective as in dishonest
Strongest matches
crooked, fraudulent, nefarious, rotten, shady, unethical, unscrupulous, untrustworthy, venal
adjective as in debased, vicious
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abandoned, abased, degenerate, degraded, dishonored, loose, low
Weak matches
baneful, deleterious, dissolute, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, monstrous, perverse, profligate, villainous
adjective as in adulterated, rotten
verb as in pervert; pollute
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bribe, contaminate, debase, degrade, demean, demoralize, harm, impair, misuse, ruin, subvert, taint, undermine, violate, warp
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abase, abuse, adulterate, animalize, bastardize, blemish, blight, damage, debauch, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, deprave, depreciate, despoil, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, fix, hurt, ill-treat, infect, injure, lower, lure, maltreat, mar, mistreat, outrage, putrefy, ravage, reduce, rot, spoil, square, stain, suborn, vitiate, waste
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Example Sentences
These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.
Cuba, already corrupt, will have to avoid becoming even more so when American investment pours in.
So, is Rampal really that different from a corrupt, charismatic megachurch leader felled by scandal?
That suggestion turns absurd when you consider the long list of corrupt Democrat politicians Lynch has sent to prison.
This corrupt bargain results in a decade-long stasis, with far-reaching implications.
He will tell you that evil communications corrupt good manners, and pitch defiles.
It is tolerably certain that this is a corrupt form of the passage, and only makes the matter darker.
The administration had been too corrupt, the exactions too heavy to be longer borne, when reform appeared to be within reach.
Their speech is a dialect called Chabucano—a mixture of very corrupt Spanish and native tongues.
And the degraded society, like the robe which once covered the living body, but is afterwards cast off, is faded and corrupt.
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On this page you'll find 369 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to corrupt, such as: crooked, fraudulent, nefarious, rotten, shady, and unethical.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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