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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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Price is facing public corruption charges and was ordered last month to stand trial.

From Los Angeles Times

The court has also been plagued by corruption allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since 2023, the LDP had been mired in a fundraising scandal, which led to the resignation of four cabinet ministers and a corruption investigation.

From BBC

Her optimism in the face of corruption keeps her going.

From Salon

On Thursday, Norway’s police opened an investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland for suspected “aggravated corruption” based on information in the released Epstein files.

From The Wall Street Journal

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