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corrupt

/kəˈɹʌpt/verb, adjective2 syllables

Corrupt means: lacking in integrity.

Synonyms for corrupt62

verb, as in corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

verb, as in place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

defile, sully, taint, cloud

verb, as in make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

bribe, buy, grease one's palms

verb, as in alter from the original

spoil

adjective, as in lacking in integrity

corrupted, debased, vitiated, corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal, depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate, dirty, sordid
and 6 more, shoddy, Praetorian, Pretorian, putrid, sold-out, immoral

adjective, as in not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

crooked, sneaky, underhand, underhanded, dishonest, dishonorable, unlawful

adjective, as in containing errors or alterations

corrupted, imperfect

adjective, as in touched by rot or decay

tainted, stale

also used for corrupt

lead astray, warp, desecrate, profanate, profanize, adulter, bastardize, sophisticate, abase, adulterate, adulterize, alloy, balderdash, mar, ruin

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Opposites of corrupt

incorrupt

What does corrupt mean?8

adjective

1

lacking in integrity“humanity they knew to be corrupt … from the day of Adam's creation”

2

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

3

containing errors or alterations“a corrupt text”

4

touched by rot or decay“tainted bacon”

verb

1

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality“debauch the young people with wine and women”

2

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon“sully someone's reputation”

3

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence“This judge can be bought”

4

alter from the original

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with corrupt?5

one syllable

upped

two syllables

disruptabrupterupt

three syllables

interrupt
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Corrupt in a sentence

  • The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.CK
  • The government is corrupt, but the opposition isn't much better.ravensfeather
  • Even if you hire the best lawyers, the corrupt judge will find you guilty.Miktsoanit
  • Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.marafon
  • If a politician isn't corrupt, then he isn't a real politician.araneo
  • The more corrupt the state, the more laws it needs.rul
  • To keep their power structures intact, corrupt politicians often rail against leftists.shekitten
  • The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition isn't much better.CK

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Forms of corrupt

as a verb

past tense
corrupted
present participle
corrupting
third-person singular
corrupts
past participle
corrupted