uncorrupted

adjective

Definition of uncorruptednext
1
as in untainted

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as in incorruptible

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Recent Examples of uncorrupted The Depression was biting hard, but the artists’ life in Gloucester remained simple and uncorrupted. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The romanticization of the uncorrupted mother continent took over. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 As Truth, God’s being includes only what is genuine, authentic, uncorrupted, incorruptible, trustworthy. — Blythe Evans, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorrupted
  1. untainted
  2. incorruptible
  3. uncontaminated
  4. virtuous
  5. unpolluted
  6. respected
  7. undefiled
  8. conscientious
Adjective
  • Plant operators must prove to nearby towns that their water tables remain untainted.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In theory, this untainted market response can then guide Fed officials debating whether to raise or lower rates.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of untainted
Adjective
  • Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.
    — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There’s some sincere worry driving these ethics reform campaigns, and a real desire to make Congress incorruptible.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of incorruptible
Adjective
  • Even though Scottish Water already recycled uncontaminated sample bottles, the Generations technology offers a much better way to process large volumes of the waste.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This Mind, and each of us in our reflection of it, never imagines anything, but knows everyone and everything as spiritual, pure, uncontaminated, and good.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2026
Definition of uncontaminated
Adjective
  • Expanding properties beyond video games then creates a virtuous cycle, Xbox says.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Jang, meanwhile, begins the show as a brilliant and impeccably virtuous prosecutor who simply wants to serve his country and expunge the drug trade.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The region is known for its clear, unpolluted skies, which are still dark by night.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of unpolluted
Adjective
  • Contemplation of this tax — which produced $384 million in the last fiscal year — has consumed endless hours of work from some of the county’s most respected leaders, and drawn earnest public testimony from dozens of people.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Now going by that nickname, Cathy appears on the doorstep of a respected brothel run by the warm madam, Faye (Martha Plimpton).
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of respected
Adjective
  • The sweeping view of undefiled wilderness on the border with Mexico long rewarded hikers who completed the Arizona Trail, an 800-mile route winding through deserts, canyons and forests.
    — Simon Romero and Zolan Kanno-Youngs New York Times, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
Definition of undefiled
Adjective
  • Even if every senator were ethical, conscientious and committed to the public good, the incentives would remain the same.
    — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And there is a bonus benefit — people who are concerned about the future tend to make more conscientious decisions about the present.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of conscientious

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“Uncorrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorrupted. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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