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Definitions

bribery

[brahy-buh-ree] / ˈbraɪ bə ri /

NOUN

blackmail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribe extortion

STRONG

exaction milking payoff protection ransom tribute

WEAK

hush money slush fund

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

payola

Synonyms

STRONG

graft payoff

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling flagitiousness fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

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Yet as Mr. Brady notes, pension forfeiture remains “limited to a set of offenses related to bribery, fraud, and obstruction of justice,” which still allows for a range of “serious misconduct.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

China's top prosecutor "decided to arrest" Liu on "suspicion of bribery", Xinhua reported.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Lee Jae-yong has always denied the fraud charges, but was found guilty of bribery in 2017.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, oil industry executive Olatimbo Ayinde, 54, denies one count of bribery relating to Alison-Madueke and a separate count of bribery of a foreign public official.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

By means of bribery and persuasion and threats, Madame Babushkinov had finally convinced her to stop acting like a coward and get out of bed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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