Synonyms of CORRUPTIONS

noun

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

   • CORRUPTNESS15
   • CORRUPTION14

2. in a state of progressive putrefaction

   • PUTRESCENCE17
   • ROTTENNESS10
   • CORRUPTION14

   Not playable in Scrabble US: PUTRIDNESS.

3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

   • CORRUPTION14

4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

   • CORRUPTION14
   • DEGENERACY17
   • DEPRAVATION17
   • DEPRAVITY18
   • PUTREFACTION19

5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

   • CORRUPTION14
   • SUBVERSION15

6. inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)

   • CORRUPTION14