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

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

Clark has a lot in common with Sam Neill’s corrupted scientist in Event Horizon. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

Every subsequent read of the file sees the corrupted version, even though the attacker only ever had read access. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026

This means their control of a corrupted American political system will have ramifications worldwide. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

Journey across the world as Kena, a spirit guide who partners with magical critters called Rot to cleanse a corrupted land. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026

Verb

As a result, the notion of utopia became increasingly associated with the sci-fi genre, while the idea of creating a perfect social order here on earth was corrupted by totalitarian regimes. — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

If Romance balanced the human and the corrupted, Dopamine Chamber deliberately tips the scales. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Schumer has been corrupted absolutely in his quest for power. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Thomas Mann—who later changed his mind on such matters—believed that Germany in the First World War was fighting for its unique national soul against a shallow materialist Western civilization corrupted by rationalism. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

That said, real Strange may be corrupted by the Darkhold and Wanda could still be on her villain arc. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Most of the other relationships in the movie are hopelessly corrupted or poisoned in some way, as Letty moves between an unloving mother and a vengeful former lover, and others whose closeness is a weapon to be feared. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 July 2026

The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state. — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026