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Synonyms & Antonyms of corrupt
(Entry 1 of 2)
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
- corrupt businessmen who are out to fleece the public
- corrupt business practices that should be investigated
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- bent
- [chiefly British],
- crooked,
- cutthroat,
- dishonest,
- unethical,
- unprincipled,
- unscrupulous
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corrupt
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of corrupt (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to go through decomposition
- a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
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- fall apart,
- go to seed
- (or run to seed)
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2
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them
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- abase,
- bastardize,
- canker,
- cheapen,
- debase,
- debauch,
- degrade,
- demean,
- demoralize,
- deprave,
- deteriorate,
- lessen,
- pervert,
- poison,
- profane,
- prostitute,
- subvert,
- vitiate,
- warp
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3
to influence someone with a bribe
- he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
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