Synonyms for corruption

Noun

1. corruptness, corruption, dishonesty

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

2. putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption, putrefaction, rot

usage: in a state of progressive putrefaction

3. corruption, decay

usage: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

4. corruption, degeneracy, depravity, immorality

usage: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"

5. corruption, subversion, degradation, debasement

usage: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"

6. corruption, inducement, inducing

usage: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"