Synonyms 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

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

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

2. corruptadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   pure, uncorrupt, undented

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1. corruptadjective

   lacking in integrity

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

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, tainted

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

2. crooked, corruptadjective

   not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

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

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

3. corrupt, corruptedadjective

   containing errors or alterations

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

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, debased, vitiated, tainted

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

4. corrupt, taintedverb

   touched by rot or decay

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

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupted, tainted

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

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"

   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

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

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

   make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

   "This judge can be bought"

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

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

7. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloudverb

   place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   "sully someone's reputation"

   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

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

8. corrupt, spoilverb

   alter from the original

   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

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

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1. corruptverb

   Synonyms:
   putrefy, render putrid

2. corruptverb

   Synonyms:
   contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, infect, vitiate, spoil, adulterate, sophisticate, debase

3. corruptverb

   Synonyms:
   deprave, demoralize

4. corruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   corrupted, infected, spoiled, tainted, vitiated, putrid, contaminated, unsound

5. corruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   depraved, wicked, vicious, dissolute, profligate, reprobate, abandoned

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "corrupt":

   corrupted, corruption, damaged, decadent, bribe, fraudulent, rotten, fraud, bribery

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   It’s a criticism of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests, and it’s not Amal Clooney, it’s the people coming to this event, have undue influence on the political process.

2. Juanita Lopez:

   This country needs (the pope´s) blessing. We´re really struggling with corrupt politicians, unemployment, drug gangs and everyone knows it.

3. Tacitus:

   The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.

4. Ellen Sciales:

   We've always known that Henry Cuellar is corrupt in some way. It didn't take an FBI investigation for us to notice that.

5. Mithripala Sirisena:

   Today 48 political parties and organizations have united as a common coalition regardless of party policies, ethnicity and religion to defeat Rajapaksa's corrupt regime.