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Definitions

bribery

[brahy-buh-ree] / ˈbraɪ bə ri /

NOUN

blackmail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribe extortion

STRONG

exaction milking payoff protection ransom tribute

WEAK

hush money slush fund

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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 profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

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

NOUN

payola

Synonyms

STRONG

graft payoff

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality 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 profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

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Billionaire Adani met Trump Jr. while facing U.S. bribery charges.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Also cleared by the jury were Alison-Madueke's older brother Doye Agama, 69, an archbishop at a Pentecostal church in Manchester, who was acquitted of conspiracy to commit bribery.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The new indictment adds charges of bribery in sporting contests and honest services wire fraud conspiracy to the existing two wire fraud charges he has faced since October.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

After his first bribery conviction in 2020 was overturned on appeal, he was convicted again in 2024 and later pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money-laundering charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I should have come with my bribery coffee and a well-practiced story.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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