as in honorable
incapable of being corrupted
He was trusted, respected, and completely incorruptible. The town's incorruptible mayor was shocked to learn that some in his administration were receiving kickbacks.
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Recent Examples of incorruptible
The question of the season is: Can the supposedly incorruptible Katagiri stay clean under enormous pressure and the yakuza’s threats towards his family?
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
That includes his personality (supporters view him as incorruptible), leadership and communication styles, and his policy achievements at home and abroad—not to mention a weak opposition and the massive BJP machine behind him.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
On television, Zelensky played an incorruptible teacher turned president, but the reality is more complicated.
—Michael C. Desch, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
But the desire that drives him is pure and incorruptible.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
That includes his personality (supporters view him as incorruptible), leadership and communication styles, and his policy achievements at home and abroad—not to mention a weak opposition and the massive BJP machine behind him.
—Michael Kugelman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
On television, Zelensky played an incorruptible teacher turned president, but the reality is more complicated.
—Michael C. Desch, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
But the desire that drives him is pure and incorruptible.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorruptible
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Mercy is a free, smart, honorable woman who just so happens to keep Henry alive.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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On the day the archaeologists found the Nefertiti bust, German nobles from Saxony were visiting Tell el-Amarna, and Borchardt dashed between his honorable guests and the excavation.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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And thousands of kits that could free more innocent people have been left untested – again.Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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While this sounds easy and innocent enough, FAFSA has the potential to become an insidious tool.Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Incorruptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorruptible. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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