1
as in decomposition
the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances
the ancient Egyptians used special preservatives to spare their dead from complete corruption
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the corruption of the upper classes eventually led to the fall of the Roman empire
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in immorality
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
Socrates was put to death because the ancient Athenians believed he was spreading corruption to their youth
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of corruption
After dozens of governing party lawmakers joined the opposition to impeach President Park Geun-hye in 2016 on charges of corruption and abuse of power, they were branded as traitors in their conservative constituencies.
—
Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
There are many things that are within that fabric of the film: the Islamophobia, the caste-ism, corruption, the casual violence.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Factor in risks such as corruption, political turmoil and intellectual property theft, and the cost of manufacturing overseas grows higher still.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Initial predictions forecasted that the property would reopen as soon as 2019, however, the target date has been pushed back several times since then due to unforeseen pandemic delays, in addition to a corruption scandal that arose in 2018.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for corruption 
Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
There are many things that are within that fabric of the film: the Islamophobia, the caste-ism, corruption, the casual violence.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Factor in risks such as corruption, political turmoil and intellectual property theft, and the cost of manufacturing overseas grows higher still.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Initial predictions forecasted that the property would reopen as soon as 2019, however, the target date has been pushed back several times since then due to unforeseen pandemic delays, in addition to a corruption scandal that arose in 2018.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for corruption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corruption
Noun
-
Our region has been plagued for far too long by foreign interference, wars, sectarian conflicts, terrorism, drug trafficking, water scarcity, refugee crises, and environmental degradation.Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
-
These novel electrolytes are designed to be much less susceptible to degradation, offering a more stable electrolyte-environment interface.Matthew Dawson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
-
And if that doesn’t work, whoever Trump chooses instead of Gaetz will almost certainly be just as destructive, if less flamboyant in his immorality and lust for attention.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
-
In the early to mid 20th century, older adults quite commonly developed such severe dental decay, necessitating complete dental extractions followed by dentures by the 7th or 8th decades of life.Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
-
The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The show felt joyously anarchic and kind of evil at the same time.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
-
As the film’s wealthy Pennsylvania industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, Pearce creates a psychologically penetrating portrait of a man who is by turns generous and predatory, inquisitive and closed off, someone who ultimately reveals himself to be capable of true evil.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Defense spending that grows and grows without substantive reforms and allows a department that has never passed an audit to perpetuate its profligacy.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
-
On the balance of the play, Arsenal probably deserved more than nothing last season and the inverse was true at Villa Park on Saturday evening, decided by the host’s profligacy and conceding at a stage when Arsenal were stumbling.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near corruption
Cite this Entry
“Corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corruption. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share