Antonyms for corrupt
kəˈrʌptcor·rupt

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1. corruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   corrupted

2. corruptadjective

   In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

   The Government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.

   Synonyms:
   corrupted

3. corruptadjective

   With lots of errors in it; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

   Synonyms:
   corrupted

4. corruptadjective

   In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

   Who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them.

   Synonyms:
   corrupted

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1. corrupt

   Rot is a strong word, ordinarily esteemed coarse, but on occasion capable of approved emphatic use; as, "the name of the wicked shall rot," Prov. x, 7; decay and decompose are now common euphemisms. A substance is decomposed when resolved into its original elements by any process; it is decayed when resolved into its original elements by natural processes; it decays gradually, but may be instantly decomposed, as water into oxygen and hydrogen; to say that a thing is decayed may denote only a partial result, but to say it is decomposed ordinarily implies that the change is complete or nearly so. Putrefy and the adjectives putrid and putrescent, and the nouns putridity and putrescence, are used almost exclusively of animal matter in a state of decomposition, the more general word decay being used of either animal or vegetable substances.

   Synonyms:
   decay, decompose, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil

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1. corruptverb

   Antonyms:
   mend, repair, purify, cleanse, correct, ameliorate, better

   Synonyms:
   spoil, deteriorate, impair, putrefy, vitiate, demoralize, debase, defile, contaminate, pollute, deprave

2. corruptadjective

   Antonyms:
   pure, uncorrupt, undented

   Synonyms:
   defiled, polluted, vitiated, decayed, depraved, putrid, rotten, infected, tainted, profligate, contaminated

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. corruptadjective

   lacking in integrity

   "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

   Antonyms:
   perfect, fresh, uncorrupted, incorruptible, incorrupt, unspoiled, antiseptic

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, tainted

2. crooked, corruptadjective

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

   Antonyms:
   incorruptible, perfect, uncorrupted, antiseptic, fresh, incorrupt, unspoiled

   Synonyms:
   round-backed, stooping, tainted, round-shouldered, crooked, asymmetrical, corrupted, hunched, stooped

3. corrupt, corruptedadjective

   containing errors or alterations

   "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"

   Antonyms:
   uncorrupted, unspoiled, incorruptible, incorrupt, antiseptic, fresh, perfect

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, debased, vitiated, tainted

4. corrupt, taintedverb

   touched by rot or decay

   "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

   Antonyms:
   uncorrupted, fresh, incorrupt, unspoiled, antiseptic, incorruptible, perfect

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, tainted

5. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirectverb

   corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

   Antonyms:
   fresh, uncorrupted, incorrupt, antiseptic, perfect, unspoiled, incorruptible

   Synonyms:
   subvert, bring down, mislead, overthrow, alloy, misguide, twist, impair, misaddress, abuse, deflower, demoralise, cloud, misdirect, weaken, get down, debase, counteract, demoralize, sully, convolute, vitiate, profane, deject, lead astray, defile, desecrate, sophisticate, sabotage, load, countermine, mar, taint, overturn, stretch, invalidate, deprave, adulterate, dilute, twist around, undermine, buy, violate, grease one's palms, outrage, cast down, void, dispirit, depress, bribe, misuse, pervert, dismay, debauch, spoil

6. bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palmsverb

   make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

   Antonyms:
   fresh, unspoiled, incorrupt, uncorrupted, perfect, incorruptible, antiseptic

   Synonyms:
   grease one's palms, pervert, spoil, vitiate, deprave, debauch, purchase, subvert, profane, defile, sully, debase, misdirect, demoralise, taint, demoralize, buy, cloud, bribe

7. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloudverb

   place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   "sully someone's reputation"

   Antonyms:
   incorrupt, uncorrupted, unspoiled, incorruptible, perfect, antiseptic, fresh

   Synonyms:
   subvert, besmirch, fog, calumniate, foul, infect, overcast, becloud, befoul, maculate, slander, demoralise, dapple, cloud, misdirect, debase, pervert, demoralize, sully, defame, asperse, vitiate, profane, defile, obscure, mist, stain, haze over, taint, smear, denigrate, deprave, mottle, tarnish, buy, befog, grease one's palms, smirch, bribe, debauch, spoil, obnubilate

8. corrupt, spoilverb

   alter from the original

   Antonyms:
   uncorrupted, perfect, incorruptible, unspoiled, incorrupt, antiseptic, fresh

   Synonyms:
   pamper, subvert, violate, frustrate, scotch, botch, foil, baby, itch, bungle, go bad, deflower, muck up, impair, mishandle, bumble, plunder, demoralise, botch up, cloud, misdirect, blow, debase, screw up, pervert, demoralize, sully, bilk, fumble, flub, rape, profane, featherbed, ball up, defile, bollocks, baffle, bobble, mess up, taint, vitiate, thwart, deprave, bollocks up, mar, indulge, spoil, muff, buy, despoil, louse up, grease one's palms, cocker, foul up, cross, fluff, mollycoddle, bribe, coddle, bollix up, debauch, cosset, bollix, bodge

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1. corruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   spoiled, tainted, addled, rotten, decaying, vitiated, depraved, dissolute, venal, unprincipled, unscrupulous, vicious, purchasable, mercenary

2. corruptverb

   Synonyms:
   rot, spoil, deprave, vitiate, pervert, debase, demoralize, defile, infect, pollute

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. pure

   no adulteration or admixture.

   the words of the lord are pure, making wise the simple.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

2. ethics

   debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil:

   a corrupt society.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 6, 2019  

How to use corrupt in a sentence?

1. Mariano Rajoy:

   I can understand the irritation and distrust of our citizens but suspicion should not be leveled at everyone, most politicians are decent people. Spain is not corrupt.

2. Adam Schiff:

   From the public, you might think its okay that there was only disappointment after that meeting [at the Trump Tower] was that the dirt they received on Hillary Clinton wasnt better, you might think thats okay. I think its immoral. I think its unethical. I think its unpatriotic. And yes, I think its corrupt and evidence of collusion.

3. Coralie Pring:

   This might be because poor people feel powerless to stand up against a corrupt official, or because rich people use their connections to avoid paying such bribes.

4. Joseph Brucia:

   I feel wonderful, it’s long overdue. The inept and corrupt criminal justice system could not get it done, so the natural order of things finally took care of it.

5. Marie Yovanovitch:

   Thus, perhaps, it was not surprising, that when our anti-corruption efforts got in the way of a desire for profit or power, Ukrainians who preferred to play by the old, corrupt rules sought to remove me. What continues to amaze me is that they found Americans willing to partner with them and, working together, they apparently succeeded in orchestrating the removal of a U.S. ambassador.

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