CORRUPTERS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

corrupters

noun

variants also corruptors

plural of corrupter

as in degraders

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Noun

Now federal investigators say criminals turned that everyday habit into a way to steal bank logins and drain accounts.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Trump, his family and his wealthy cronies are criminals spending taxpayers’ money and taking it with their underhanded deals with our enemies.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminals

Noun

The Police Department has cracked down on speeding and street racing in recent years using drones and other technology to nab offenders, Oldoerp said.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Five offenders entered a Green Oaks business early Wednesday and used crowbars and sledgehammers to break into gaming machines, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of offenders

Noun

The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of lawbreakers

Noun

Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.

— David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of reprobates

Noun

In 2018, voters restored voting rights to most felons who served their sentences.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
The report highlighted how lobbyists and brokers are charging felons up to millions of dollars to sidestep the traditional Justice Department clemency process, using insider access and social media influencers to push presidential pardons.

— Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of felons

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