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Synonyms for corruption
kəˈrʌp ʃəncor·rup·tion

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    ruining, destroying, deterioration, spoiling, worsening

  2. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    deterioration, erosion

  3. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    bastardization

  4. corruptionnoun

    The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.

    Synonyms:
    depravity, impurity, evil, tainting, dirtying, contamination, soiling, adulteration, debasement, sinfulness, defilement, wickedness

  5. corruptionnoun

    The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.

    Synonyms:
    deterioration, decomposition, decay, rotting, putrefaction

  6. corruptionnoun

    The product of corruption; putrid matter.

    Synonyms:
    putrescence, rot, decay

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corruptness, corruptionnoun

    lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

    Synonyms:
    depravation, subversion, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity

  2. putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruptionnoun

    in a state of progressive putrefaction

    Synonyms:
    depravation, subversion, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity

  3. corruptionnoun

    decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

    Synonyms:
    depravation, rottenness, subversion, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity

  4. corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefactionnoun

    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

    "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

    Synonyms:
    putrescence, rottenness, rot, subversion, decadency, decadence, rotting, putrefaction, degeneracy, depravity, turpitude, putridness, depravation, decomposition, degeneration, corruptness

  5. corruption, subversionnoun

    destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

    "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"

    Synonyms:
    depravation, rottenness, subversion, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity, subversive activity

  6. corruptionnoun

    inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

    "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"

    Synonyms:
    depravation, rottenness, subversion, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    putrefaction, putrescence

  2. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    defilement, contamination, pollution, infection, vitiation, adulteration, debasement

  3. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    depravity, depravation, wickedness, demoralization, immorality, laxity, looseness of morals, want of principle

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corruptionnoun

    Synonyms:
    putrefaction, decay, pollution, vitiation, improbity, venality, depravity, demoralization, dishonesty, bribery, subornation

    Antonyms:
    incorruption, honesty

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How to use corruption in a sentence?

  1. Ryan Pack:

    Justice should never shake hands with corruption.

  2. Fernando Jimenez:

    The PP is a family and when one member suffers the party shelters and hides them, but this strategy was born in an era when corruption was not a great concern for people.

  3. Carly Fiorina:

    California has the highest poverty rates in the nation under Barbara Boxer's policies, as president, Carly will challenge the status quo that has crushed Americans under the weight and corruption of this government.

  4. Oprah Winfrey:

    For me, this moment transcends Michael Jackson, it is much bigger than any one person. This is a moment in time that allows us to see this societal corruption. It's like a scourge on humanity. If it gets you, our audience, to see how it happens, then some good would have come of it.

  5. Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte:

    I do not condone nor tolerate killing of journalists, regardless of the motive of the killers, or the reason for their killing, i never said that killing journalists is justified because they are involved in corruption.


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