as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
corrupted corpses that sickened the animal control officers sent to investigate
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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
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as in degraded
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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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
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Recent Examples of corrupted
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, the past reawakens when an email from the missing girl triggers the same sinister pop-up, pulling her childhood friends into a corrupted corner of the internet—and into the heart of Japan’s most chilling digital myth.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Backups can become corrupted over time and be useless if this happens.
—Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Signalis’s radio-receiver module is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid’s radio conversations, and players will need to utilize it to unlock safes and fight against corrupted enemies.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Driver or update problems Occasionally, outdated or corrupted mouse and graphics drivers can cause the pointer to flicker, freeze, or vanish.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With this ominous elegy of corrupted youth, the LiveLeak generation meets its Los Olvidados.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump has thoroughly corrupted the Justice Department, but its selective prosecutions of his foes have been thwarted by judges and, more strikingly, by grand juries.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Murry corrupted and perverted and destroyed Katherine both as a person and a writer […] Her gifts were those of an intense realist, with a superb sense of ironic humour and fundamental cynicism.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Pure visions get creatively corrupted.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
American Airlines added that an initial safety review found no indication that flight control data had been corrupted on its A320s.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
However, the future of college sports is at risk, and protecting one of the last aspects of campus life not corrupted by liberal ideology is worth it.
—Gregg Harper, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Based in Venezuela, the Cartel de los Soles is headed by Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking individuals of the illegitimate Maduro regime who have corrupted Venezuela's military, intelligence, legislature, and judiciary.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Del Toro wants to emphasize the contrast between Frankenstein, corrupted by ambition, and his Creature, born blameless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Visual elements seem corrupted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, the past reawakens when an email from the missing girl triggers the same sinister pop-up, pulling her childhood friends into a corrupted corner of the internet—and into the heart of Japan’s most chilling digital myth.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Backups can become corrupted over time and be useless if this happens.
—Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Signalis’s radio-receiver module is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid’s radio conversations, and players will need to utilize it to unlock safes and fight against corrupted enemies.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Driver or update problems Occasionally, outdated or corrupted mouse and graphics drivers can cause the pointer to flicker, freeze, or vanish.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2025
With this ominous elegy of corrupted youth, the LiveLeak generation meets its Los Olvidados.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
His mind is warped, his sense of morality corrupted.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump has thoroughly corrupted the Justice Department, but its selective prosecutions of his foes have been thwarted by judges and, more strikingly, by grand juries.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Murry corrupted and perverted and destroyed Katherine both as a person and a writer […] Her gifts were those of an intense realist, with a superb sense of ironic humour and fundamental cynicism.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
Pure visions get creatively corrupted.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
American Airlines added that an initial safety review found no indication that flight control data had been corrupted on its A320s.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
However, the future of college sports is at risk, and protecting one of the last aspects of campus life not corrupted by liberal ideology is worth it.
—Gregg Harper, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Based in Venezuela, the Cartel de los Soles is headed by Nicolás Maduro and other high-ranking individuals of the illegitimate Maduro regime who have corrupted Venezuela's military, intelligence, legislature, and judiciary.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Del Toro wants to emphasize the contrast between Frankenstein, corrupted by ambition, and his Creature, born blameless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrupted
Adjective
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Four long years, during which the relationship between the flashy, flamboyant player and the sometimes-stodgy organization that turned him into a Charlotte legend seemed to spoil, turning almost rotten at times.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ackerman’s remains were significantly decomposed and partially mummified, according to the autopsy report.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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The child's body was decomposed, per the Sheriff's Office.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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His mother previously told the Observer that his mental health degraded in the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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The timber elements and roofing materials were considerably degraded, and the building no longer met adequate requirements for insulation, airtightness, or sustainable performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Jan. 2026
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College basketball players were bribed to throw games and enrich sports gamblers during a recent period from September 2022 to February of last year.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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Either that or the wrong people had been bribed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What to Do With Overripe Pears Not to worry if pears are soft but not spoiled.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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The United Center cheers were nearly spoiled when Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy challenged the game-winner for an offside penalty.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When excavations first began in the mid-1700s, everything beneath the ash layer was still preserved — but the top floors had decayed and disappeared.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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The color comes from the water soaking in peat, partially decayed plant matter that can be hundreds of years old.—
Sheeka Sanahori,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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Complimentary data from uGMRT reveals a very steep radio spectrum indicative of old, weakened plasma particles.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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The body tries to repair the damage, but healing is often slow and incomplete, leaving the bone weakened and vulnerable to collapse or deformity — changes that can lead to lasting hip problems.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Released in 1994, Sátántangó (based on László Krasznahorka’s novel) chronicled an impoverished Hungarian village that becomes seduced by a would-be prophet who has seemingly come back from the dead.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Corrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrupted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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