CORRUPT


Meaning of CORRUPT in English

adj.

Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: VICIOUS 2, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, rotten, villainous

Related Words: crooked, devious, oblique; baneful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious; abased, degraded, low

2 seeking sordid advantage with little regard to moral or legal bars FF1C; a corrupt politician FF1E;

Synonyms: mercenary, praetorian, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal; compare CROOKED 2 , VENAL 1

Related Words: undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; faithless, inconstant, unfaithful; double-dealing, perfidious, treacherous, two-faced; bribable, corruptible; blackguardly, knavish, reprobate

Contrasted Words: ethical, principled, scrupulous, upright; dependable, reliable, trustworthy, trusty

3

Synonyms: CROOKED 2, dishonest, snide

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.