Definitions

profiteering

[pro-fi-teer-ing] / ˌprɒ fɪˈtɪər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

corrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crooked fraudulent nefarious rotten shady unethical unscrupulous untrustworthy venal

STRONG

base bent debauched exploiting fixed foul open padded reprobate suborned tainted

WEAK

bribable double-dealing extortionate faithless fast and loose gone to the dogs inconstant iniquitous knavish mercenary on the take perfidious praetorian racket up snide treacherous two-faced underhanded unfaithful unprincipled wide open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ethical good honest honorable moral respectable trustworthy

STRONG

clean pure

WEAK

decent helpful high kind noble principled purified sound truthful uncorrupt upright wholesome

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism

STRONG

crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze unscrupulousness venality

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling fraudulency on the take shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

exploitation

Synonyms

STRONG

bleeding using

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality bribery crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle skimming squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling flagitiousness fraudulency on the take shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

Example Sentences

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"We are reasonably responsible but the ones who are not responsible, the ones who are profiteering off it, are the airports," he told the daily.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

This is not the first time that Gilead has been accused of profiteering.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Allegations of profiteering have accompanied it from the start.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

My profiteering shopkeepers will be useless for this task.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

profiteering

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