Synonyms of corrupted

corrupted 1 of 2

adjective

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown

corrupted corpses that sickened the animal control officers sent to investigate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotten
• spoiled
• decayed
• decomposed
• putrid
• bad
• rotting
• polluted
• addled
• putrefied
• contaminated
• tainted
• soured
• turned
• degenerated
• sour
• impure
• fermented
• corroded
• defiled
• fouled
• deteriorated
• rancid
• curdled
• crumbled
• disintegrated
• decaying
• off
• decomposing
• rank
• disintegrating
• putrescent
• moldy
• sourish
• gangrenous
• mildewy
• putrefying
• moldering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• fresh
• sweet
• preserved
• untouched
• undecomposed
• uncontaminated
• pristine
• unspoiled
• untainted
• unpolluted
• undefiled

corrupted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of corrupt

1

as in decomposed

to go through decomposition

a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposed
• decayed
• disintegrated
• rotted
• perished
• spoiled
• molded
• deteriorated
• festered
• putrefied
• fouled
• fell apart
• crumbled
• contaminated
• descended
• polluted
• tainted
• moldered
• broke down
• turned
• soured
• defiled
• rusted
• went to seed
• degenerated
• addled
• fermented
• curdled
• mortified
• dilapidated
• turned off
• withered
• sank
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• restored
• aged
• matured
• grew
• ripened
• renewed
• purified
• refreshed
• cleansed
• improved
• integrated
• composed
• assembled
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• weakened
• perverted
• poisoned
• subverted
• deteriorated
• damaged
• destroyed
• depraved
• humiliated
• diluted
• debased
• ruined
• disgraced
• tainted
• polluted
• debauched
• prostituted
• demeaned
• warped
• marred
• bastardized
• contaminated
• vitiated
• cankered
• demoralized
• lessened
• profaned
• cheapened
• impaired
• shamed
• harmed
• wrecked
• hurt
• abased
• thinned
• humbled
• defiled
• flawed
• spoiled
• dishonored
• tarnished
• watered down
• dirtied
• stained
• befouled
• begrimed
• defaced
• descended
• downgraded
• depreciated
• blemished
• took down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• honored
• exalted
• amended
• ennobled
• enhanced
• restored
• enriched
• dignified
• perfected
• purified
• refined
• cleaned
• ameliorated
• cleansed
• bettered
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

3

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe

he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribed
• seduced
• poisoned
• lured
• enticed
• bought
• had
• provoked
• persuaded
• paid off
• tempted
• got at
• squared
• subverted
• tainted
• degraded
• depraved
• perverted
• debased
• debauched
• dishonored
• defiled
• warped
• greased the hand of
• prostituted
• oiled the hand of
• induced
• demeaned
• motivated
• profaned
• abased
• beguiled
• tampered (with)
• stimulated
• spurred
• allured
• trapped
• fixed
• led on
• goaded
• baited
• flattered
• snared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corrupted

Adjective

The new film will be told from Gollum’s perspective as Gandalf sends a young Aragorn out to find the corrupted hobbit. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

The main aim is to journey across ‘The Lands Between’ to defeat the corrupted demigods (known as Shardbearers), and repair the shattered Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

For the last decade, our party has been infected by a corrupted moral center. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

But the point was just that Nick’s character is emulating Sheridan’s poisonous corrupted values, and the internet is a vehicle for that relationship. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete or technically corrupted entries. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Incomplete, corrupted, untimely, or unintelligible Submissions or Submission Forms will be disqualified. — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

The demon Rasho-gan has taken over the shrine and corrupted worshippers’ prayers. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

The anime merely depicts a border spat between a few small nations, whereas the manga is more global in reach and also deals with much of the underlying mysteries of the corrupted world the characters now live in. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Verb

At every stop, Talarico has argued that, for too long, the wealthy and their donations have corrupted politics, and that this corruption has fueled the affordability crisis. — Steven Sloan, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

And that includes his warning that TV news has been corrupted by the agendas of the powerful, wealthy billionaires who now control a large portion of the media. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

The original 1971 experiment was conducted by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo, who arbitrarily split volunteers into two groups—inmates and guards—and observed how power corrupted them. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Rousseau argued that societies were happiest before agriculture and metal production corrupted them. — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Obama and Biden were corrupted by donors who wanted cheap labor. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

But, in Hagwon, Lee does not seem interested in the ways in which her diplomatic, kind, generous characters might be corrupted. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

This may then seem like yet another story about how Trump has wrecked norms and corrupted the rule of law. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026