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corrupt
adjective as in dishonest
Strongest matches
crooked, fraudulent, nefarious, rotten, shady, unethical, unscrupulous, untrustworthy, venal
adjective as in debased, vicious
Strong matches
abandoned, abased, degenerate, degraded, dishonored, loose, low
Weak matches
baneful, deleterious, dissolute, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, monstrous, perverse, profligate, villainous
adjective as in adulterated, rotten
verb as in pervert; pollute
Strongest matches
bribe, contaminate, debase, degrade, demean, demoralize, harm, impair, misuse, ruin, subvert, taint, undermine, violate, warp
Strong matches
abase, abuse, adulterate, animalize, bastardize, blemish, blight, damage, debauch, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, deprave, depreciate, despoil, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, fix, hurt, ill-treat, infect, injure, lower, lure, maltreat, mar, mistreat, outrage, putrefy, ravage, reduce, rot, spoil, square, stain, suborn, vitiate, waste
Weak matches
Example Sentences
“The censoring of artists and the cancellation of shows is an act of cowardice. It may also be part of a corrupt pay-to-play-scheme.”
"I work hard, I don't spend too much and taxes are deducted from my salary every month. Then I learn that billions in our taxes are being enjoyed by corrupt politicians."
Jukes said it was having "as big an impact as the pursuit of corrupt officers in Sir Robert Marks' commissionership".
The FBI would rent out a warehouse said to be full of drugs, and use the compromised jailer to recruit corrupt colleagues to moonlight as guards.
But a combination of dubious legal representation and an arrest made by members of a notoriously corrupt unit in the Los Angeles Police Department saw Eagle sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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