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Synonyms for corruption
kəˈrʌp ʃəncor·rup·tion
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Wiktionary
corruptionnoun
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ruining, destroying, deterioration, spoiling, worseningcorruptionnoun
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deterioration, erosioncorruptionnoun
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bastardizationcorruptionnoun
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.
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depravity, impurity, evil, tainting, dirtying, contamination, soiling, adulteration, debasement, sinfulness, defilement, wickednesscorruptionnoun
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
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deterioration, decomposition, decay, rotting, putrefactioncorruptionnoun
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
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putrescence, rot, decay
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
corruption
Synonyms:
decomposition, decay, putrescence, adulteration, dev, pravity, rottenness, defilement, deterioration, perversion, debasement, taint, contamination, putrefactionAntonyms:
vitality, organization, purity, purification, amelioration
Princeton's WordNet
corruptness, corruptionnoun
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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depravation, subversion, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravityputrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruptionnoun
in a state of progressive putrefaction
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depravation, subversion, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravitycorruptionnoun
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
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depravation, rottenness, subversion, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravitycorruption, 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"
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putrescence, rottenness, rot, subversion, decadency, decadence, rotting, putrefaction, degeneracy, depravity, turpitude, putridness, depravation, decomposition, degeneration, corruptnesscorruption, 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"
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depravation, rottenness, subversion, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity, subversive activitycorruptionnoun
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
corruptionnoun
Synonyms:
putrefaction, putrescencecorruptionnoun
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defilement, contamination, pollution, infection, vitiation, adulteration, debasementcorruptionnoun
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depravity, depravation, wickedness, demoralization, immorality, laxity, looseness of morals, want of principle
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
corruptionnoun
Synonyms:
putrefaction, decay, pollution, vitiation, improbity, venality, depravity, demoralization, dishonesty, bribery, subornationAntonyms:
incorruption, honesty
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "corruption":
bribery, corrupt, anti-corruption, graft, anticorruption, corruptions, defilement, embezzlement, corruption-related
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1821 | dev | |
#3009 | evil | |
#6904 | corruption | |
#9481 | contamination | |
#10134 | decay | |
#10237 | erosion | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#14357 | destroying | |
#14991 | decomposition | |
#15739 | subversion | |
#17344 | rot | |
#18311 | deterioration | |
#20197 | graft | |
#23078 | degeneration | |
#29918 | bribery | |
#33235 | worsening | |
#35279 | rotting | |
#36665 | ruining | |
#38738 | impurity | |
#39121 | wickedness | |
#40780 | decadence | |
#46613 | taint | |
#47223 | perversion | |
#53474 | embezzlement | |
#54106 | spoiling | |
#55791 | depravity | |
#61574 | soiling | |
#66134 | degeneracy | |
#93886 | corruptions | |
#94023 | adulteration | |
#94796 | turpitude | |
#98363 | defilement | |
#101206 | sinfulness | |
#131835 | tainting | |
#134211 | anticorruption | |
#151878 | debasement | |
#165249 | putrefaction | |
#239639 | rottenness | |
#252369 | bastardization | |
#264686 | depravation | |
#300234 | dirtying |
How to use corruption in a sentence?
I now understand that others saw the idea of investigating possible corruption involving the Ukrainian company,' Burisma' as equivalent to investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, i saw them as very different. The former being appropriate and unremarkable, the latter being unacceptable.
It’s a gross oversimplification to suggest that the Russian government is all-in for Donald Trump, it's in Russia's interest ... to portray the United States as riven with popular discontent, xenophobia and high-level political corruption.
It's all one big mafia. We having nothing but pure corruption here in Mexico and it's proven, why pretend otherwise?
People love the anti-corruption, but if they dig a bit deeper: what does it actually mean? And can he pull it off?
The current financial crackdown is a new wave of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign against the financial sector for consolidation of his power.
Translations for corruption
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- korrupsieAfrikaans
- فَسادArabic
- korrupsiyaAzerbaijani
- карупцыяBelarusian
- корупцияBulgarian
- corrupcióCatalan, Valencian
- korupceCzech
- korruptionDanish
- KorruptionGerman
- διαφθοράGreek
- koruptoEsperanto
- corrupciónSpanish
- korruptsioonEstonian
- فسادPersian
- korruptioFinnish
- corruptionFrench
- éillitheachtIrish
- coirbeachd, truaillidheachdScottish Gaelic
- corrupciónGalician
- milley, neughlennid, cleayney, creck-briwnys, ingyr, trulleeysManx
- भ्रष्टाचारHindi
- korrupcióHungarian
- կոռուպցիաArmenian
- korupsiIndonesian
- korupto, koruptajoIdo
- spillingIcelandic
- corruzioneItalian
- 腐敗, 汚職, 堕落Japanese
- კორუფციაGeorgian
- жемқорлықKazakh
- អំពើពុករលួយKhmer
- 腐敗, 부패Korean
- коррупцияKyrgyz
- corruptioLatin
- ການສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງLao
- korupcijaLithuanian
- korupcijaLatvian
- корупцијаMacedonian
- അഴിമതിMalayalam
- ялзрал, завхралMongolian
- भ्रष्टाचारMarathi
- korupsiMalay
- korruzzjoniMaltese
- ခြစားမှုBurmese
- corruptieDutch
- korrupsjonNorwegian
- korupcjaPolish
- corrupçãoPortuguese
- corupțieRomanian
- коррупцияRussian
- korupcija, корупцијаSerbo-Croatian
- korupciaSlovak
- korupcijaSlovene
- korrupsioniAlbanian
- korruptionSwedish
- ஊழல்Tamil
- фасодTajik
- การทุจริตThai
- bidüzgünçilikTurkmen
- yolsuzluk, usulsuzlükTurkish
- корупціяUkrainian
- بدعنوانیUrdu
- poraxo'rlik, buzuqilikUzbek
- hối lộVietnamese
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