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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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His personal charisma has been an unquestionable ingredient of his success, but polls suggest many of his supporters have tired of him and the corruption allegations that have swirled around his party.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The accompanying protests toppled the once-powerful president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was accused of mismanagement and corruption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“The struggle against corruption remains grave and complex,” he told the party’s top discipline enforcers in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The DOJ shut down over 60 union corruption and labor racketeering cases, 2.5 times the number in Trump’s first term.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

These occasional media storms offer one more chance to measure possible corruption in sumo.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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