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bribed

VERB

request silence, action, or inaction for money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buy off corrupt entice pay off seduce tempt

STRONG

approach buy coax fix influence instigate lubricate lure pervert reward soap square suborn sugar tamper tip

WEAK

buy back do business get at get to grease palm make a deal oil palm sweeten the pot take care of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

repulse turn off

STRONG

leave alone straighten

Example Sentences

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More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

No case was presented that these MEPs knew Gill was being bribed.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The newly graduated 26-year-old and devout Catholic was just three months into a job as a customs official - which he had taken on with his usual zeal, by refusing to be bribed.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Noon: A bookstore afternoon Then I have to make good on the way that I bribed my kid and one of her favorite things to do is go to Vroman’s in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

She didn’t need to voice her other suspicion—that perhaps somehow Arobynn had bribed the guards in Endovier for her safety.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas