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bribe - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payoff to influence illegal or wrong activity |
| Synonyms: | bait, blackmail, compensation, contract, enticement, envelope*, fringe benefit, gift, goody*, graft, gratuity, gravy*, grease*, hush money*, ice*, incentive, inducement, kickback, lagniappe, lure, payola*, perk*, perquisite, present, price, protection*, remuneration, reward, sop*, take, allurement, buyoff, corrupt money, corrupting gift, feedbag, influence peddling, sweetener, sweetening |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
| Synonyms: | approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bait |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something for luring |
| Synonyms: | attraction, bribe, come-on*, drag, enticement, inducement, lure, snare, temptation, trap, allurement, seducement, shill |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blackmail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intimidation for money; money to quiet informer |
| Synonyms: | bribe, extortion, hush money*, payoff, protection, ransom, slush fund, tribute, bribery, exaction, milking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pervert; pollute |
| Synonyms: | abase, abuse, adulterate, bastardize, blemish, blight, bribe, contaminate, damage, debase, debauch, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, depreciate, despoil, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, fix, harm, hurt, impair, infect, injure, lower, lure, maltreat, mar, mistreat, misuse, outrage, pull down, putrefy, ravage, reduce, rot, ruin, spoil, square, stain, suborn, subvert, taint, undermine, violate, vitiate, warp, waste, animalize, grease palm, ill-treat |
| Antonyms: | better, chasten, cleanse, dignify, improve, purify |
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
| Synonyms: | affect, alter, arouse, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at*, guide, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, train, turn, urge, act upon, argue into, be recognized, have a part in, impact on, pull strings, talk into, work upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait |
| Synonyms: | ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, come-on*, con game*, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, pull, seduction, sitting duck*, snare, temptation, tout, trap, trick, allurement, carrot*, inveiglement, magnet, mousetrap, seducement, siren song, sweetener |
| Antonyms: | deterrent, warning |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ransom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blackmail money paid for return of possession or person |
| Synonyms: | bribe, compensation, deliverance, payment, payoff, price, redemption, release, rescue, expiation, liberation money |
| Main Entry: | buy off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bribe someone in order to receive a favor |
| Synonyms: | bribe, influence, lubricate, tamper, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, pay off, sweeten the pot |
| Main Entry: | seduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tempt, ensnare |
| Synonyms: | bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lure, mislead, persuade, pull, steer, string along*, sucker, wheedle, lead astray, lead on, mousetrap, rope in |
| Antonyms: | turn off, disenchant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | graft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payoff for fraud |
| Synonyms: | bribe, corruption, gain, hat*, hush money*, juice*, money, pay, payola*, shake*, share, squeeze*, thievery, money under the table, peculation, skimming |
| Notes: | a graft is one thing attached to another by insertion or implantation so it becomes part of it; a splice is the joining of two things end-to-end to make a new whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay off, satisfy |
| Synonyms: | balance, bribe, buy, buy off, clear, clear up, corrupt, discharge, fix, have, liquidate, pay, quit, rig, settle, clear off, make even, pay up, tamper with |
| Antonyms: | owe |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manipulate, influence an event |
| Synonyms: | bribe, buy, buy off, corrupt, fiddle*, have, lubricate, maneuver, reach, square, suborn, pull strings, tamper with |
| Antonyms: | play fair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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