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venal
Synonyms and Antonyms of venal
open to improper influence and especially bribery that judge is known for being venal and easily bought Synonyms bribable, corruptible, dirty, purchasable Related Words temptable; hack, mercenary; crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, Machiavellian, unethical, unmoral, unprincipled, unscrupulous; corrupt, corrupted, debased, debauched, defiled, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, perverse, perverted, reprobate, sleazy, vitiated, warped; bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked Near Antonyms ethical, honest, principled, scrupulous; good, moral, righteous, upright, virtuous Antonyms incorruptible
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