TEMPTABLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

temptable

adjective

Definition of temptable

as in corrupt

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Adjective

Some explicitly backed his Democratic opponent, the legendarily corrupt Edwin Edwards.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
According to some research, Hungary has been the most corrupt country in the EU for years now.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of corrupt

Adjective

Funding is also a problem, as the severely degraded local health system in eastern Congo, as well as NGOs, struggles to cope as Ebola spreads in remote rural areas.

— Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026
Experts warn this serves as an early indicator for global food systems, stressing that degraded ecosystems worsen climate shocks.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of degraded

Adjective

Jacobs collapses the distance between the nation’s lofty ideals and its depraved slave regime.

— Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
But that doesn’t mean that artificially sugared sodas, retail consumption, or social media are depraved, worthless activities akin to the cardinal sin of sloth or the tragic spiral of heroin addiction.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Definition of depraved

Adjective

Googlers peppered the executives with anxious questions about whether products like YouTube were reinforcing warped beliefs and making the country more divided.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Anna’s attitude speaks to the jealousy that fuels the movie’s wider narrative – Jack is adored, largely inappropriately, by all the members of his family – while his father’s probing highlights a warped sense of entitlement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of warped

Adjective

The gravity of the crimes was made apparent not just in the details provided in court documents but by how family members of children at the daycare reacted when the perverted duo appeared in court for their arraignments.

— Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026
And like Warren Jeffs, who led a polygamous group in Arizona, his perverted lust for child brides would contribute to his downfall.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Definition of perverted

Adjective

The series is chock full of supernatural happenings, with evil and malicious beings (both human and not) around every corner.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Figures tangle in a perpetual struggle between good and evil, but always with the reassurance that goodness will prevail.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of evil

Adjective

Or when some man behaving like a degenerate gambler plods into Chelsea Gray’s DMs with a disgusting slur.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Populist theatrics, divorced from the prosaic work of consensus-building and problem-solving, degenerate into political escapism.

— Will Marshall, Washington Post, 18 July 2026

Definition of degenerate

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