TEMPTABLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

temptable

adjective

Definition of temptable

as in corrupt

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptable

Adjective

Many progressives, led by Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, also believe that a global oligarchy poses a threat to democracy and see big business in defense, technology, and finance as part of a corrupt system.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Donalds is just another gear in the Republican engine that is beholden to the wealthy the powerful and the corrupt — all at the expense of working-class Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of corrupt

Adjective

Design choices previously thought to boost power, such as widening the gap between electrodes, actually degraded performance under true operating conditions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Initially, Pike’s attorneys and several death penalty experts raised the possibility that the drugs may have been too old or degraded to work as intended.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of degraded

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

Definition of corrupted

Adjective

The loss of every life to violence is a tragedy, even when that violence is necessary to hold a depraved killer accountable.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026
Who doesn’t want to hear about the possible soulless and depraved having an affair and getting away with it?

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of depraved

Adjective

In Samo’s warped reality, omnipresent hornets gain an evil power, forcing him to confront his mother in what could turn into a brutal showdown.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
And there are the foot soldiers themselves, whose earnest dedication to honor, even within a warped and abusive framework, Sorkin and his characters can’t help respecting.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of warped

Adjective

Anything that's going to make a candidate seem degenerate, seem corrupt, seem incapable.

— Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
In Parkinson’s disease, neurons producing a chemical messenger called dopamine degenerate, and the dopamine itself cannot cross from the bloodstream into the brain.

— Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of degenerate

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

tempt

temptable

temptation

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Temptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of temptable

adjective

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fulsome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Ten More Words from Taylor Swift Songs

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes