corrupt
verbs
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
"This judge can be bought"
is derived from
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
adjectives
lacking in integrity
"humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
capable of being corrupted
"corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
is similar to
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
"depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
is similar to
unethical or dishonest
"dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"
is similar to
characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
"a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
is an attribute of
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
containing errors or alterations
"a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
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