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
Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity.
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
His incorruptible appetite for what may or may not be
digestible.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Prayer reveals our innate and incorruptible spiritual wholeness.
—Bobby Lewis, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
His incorruptible appetite for what may or may not be
digestible.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Prayer reveals our innate and incorruptible spiritual wholeness.
—Bobby Lewis, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorruptible
Adjective
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Interpreted in this light, silence evolved to signify the very condition of being an honorable man who was capable of maintaining omertà.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
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Either way, Netflix respectfully disagrees with the honorable gentleman from the former Republic of Texas, to put it nicely.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Becerra may have been an innocent victim, but $120,000 a year is a lot of money to pay someone to babysit a largely unused stack of cash.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Colicchio is honest enough to walk up to that line and examine it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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“Incorruptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorruptible. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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