as in honorable
incapable of being corrupted
He was trusted, respected, and completely incorruptible. The town's incorruptible mayor was shocked to learn that some in his administration were receiving kickbacks.
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Recent Examples of incorruptible
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
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Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Watch brands such as Vacheron Constantin and Breitling have relied on blockchain to authenticate their timepieces since 2019, hailing the technology as forgery-proof and incorruptible.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
The name links their ideals to those of the famously incorruptible Roman senator Cato the Younger, who led the opposition to the tyranny of Julius Caesar.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Raid 2 When Gupta created the world of an honest income tax officer, his Amay Patnaik (Devgn) was the incorruptible, slipper-wearing government officer who bore the brunt of his own honesty.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Watch brands such as Vacheron Constantin and Breitling have relied on blockchain to authenticate their timepieces since 2019, hailing the technology as forgery-proof and incorruptible.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
The name links their ideals to those of the famously incorruptible Roman senator Cato the Younger, who led the opposition to the tyranny of Julius Caesar.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Raid 2 When Gupta created the world of an honest income tax officer, his Amay Patnaik (Devgn) was the incorruptible, slipper-wearing government officer who bore the brunt of his own honesty.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorruptible
Adjective
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Being conspicuous by his absence is not an honorable action, and will be remembered.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kramer and Fauci—their honorable disagreements, their curiosity about each other’s worldview, their good-faith debate—were the real show, all along.—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Heppner pleaded innocent and was released on $25-million bail.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More intriguing are the honest and intentional stories about how regular people move through landscapes defined by entropy and division but also community.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 Being honest doesn’t mean being unkind.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Incorruptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorruptible. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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