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Corruptness

The quality of being corrupt.

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Broader term 2

Dishonesty 76% connected

Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

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Dishonor 76% connected

Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.

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Narrower term 3

Infection 76% connected

The act or process of infecting.

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Jobbery 76% connected

The act or practice of jobbing.

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Venality 76% connected

The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venal…

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Corrupt 74% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Corrupt 74% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 66% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Corrupt 66% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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Incorrupt 66% connected

Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

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Incorrupt 66% connected

Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not marred or spoiled.

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Synonym 1

Corruption 92% connected

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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