Synonyms for
Corrupted
Definition
Corrupted means something that has been changed from its original form, often in a bad way.
Synonyms & similar words
deprave
bribe
defile
sully
vitiated
debauch
debase
cloud
debased
demoralise
spoil
profane
misdirect
pervert
greaseonespalms
subvert
buy
corrupt
demoralize
taint
vitiate
spoiled
tainted
contaminated
defiled
debased
perverted
depraved
polluted
ruined
damaged
adulterated
besmirched
stained
blemished
vitiated
injured
marred
impaired
infected
sullied
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- corrupted data
- corrupted file
- corrupted hard drive
- corrupted software
- corrupted by power
- corrupted by greed
- corrupted version
Word family
Usage note
Often used in computing to describe damaged files or data. Can also refer to moral or political decay.
Example sentences
- The police found out that the politician had corrupted the election process.
- The company was accused of corrupted business practices.
- The video game file was corrupted, so I had to download it again.
- The water in the river was corrupted by pollution.
- The virus corrupted my computer and I lost all my files.
Quotes
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton
The corrupt fear us; the honest support us; the heroic join us. - Aaron Swartz
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke