Corrupt
Reckless
Reckless adjective - Having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions.
Corrupt and reckless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corrupt" instead an adjective "Reckless".
Nearby Words: recklessness, recklessly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Only Sane Man: The newly-promoted khan of the Afghan tribe pursuing the tank is more sensible and level-headed than the rest of his tribe, especially compared to his reckless and corrupt cousin and to his sister-in-law, who's gone from mad witnessing her husband's death under the tank's treads.
Source: Film / The Beast of War - The actor playing the Corrupt Corporate Executive, Damien Lowe, chews scenery with reckless abandon.
Source: So Bad Its Good / Live-Action TV -
In the classic game he's such an opressive and corrupt dictator that his reckless government has not only left the country in economic ruin, but pushed the populace to rise against him in the form of a ressistance army that plunged Eurasia into civil war.
Source: The Caligula
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