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corruption

[kuh-ruhp-shuhn] / kəˈrʌp ʃən /
NOUN
dishonesty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism
STRONG
crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze unscrupulousness venality
WEAK
breach of trust bribing fiddling fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal
Antonyms
WEAK
cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness
NOUN
baseness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atrocity degradation evil
STRONG
decadence degeneration depravity immorality impurity infamy iniquity looseness lubricity perversion profligacy sinfulness turpitude vice viciousness vulgarity wickedness
Antonyms
STRONG
good goodness morality virtue
WEAK
cleanliness cleanness decency honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness
NOUN
adulteration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pollution
STRONG
debasement decay defilement distortion falsification foulness infection noxiousness putrefaction putrescence rot rottenness
WEAK
doctoring
Antonyms
STRONG
development growth
WEAK
cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

Example Sentences

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Nepali candidates launch their campaigns on Monday for next month's parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti‑corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025.

From Barron's

Ukraine's former energy minister has been detained while attempting to leave the country, after being among officials named in a corruption scandal, authorities have said.

From BBC

At the time, Beijing was in the midst of a fierce crackdown on military corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chongqing - a humid southwestern metropolis which once made global headlines for a corruption scandal and murder - turned popular and cool.

From BBC

For more than a decade, he exposed alleged corruption and embezzlement among senior Russian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.