Corrupt and Straight

Corrupt

Corrupt adjective - Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive.

Straight is an antonym for corrupt in dishonest topic.

Straight

Straight adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: a store owner known and trusted for his straight dealings

Corrupt is an antonym for straight in topics: honest, orderly, unmixed, conventional, aligned.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bent: Similarly, this sometimes means homosexual (in opposition to "straight"), but more often means 'corrupt', as in a 'bent policeman' or 'bent copper', very similar to the American term "crooked".
  • Webcomic / Original Life Corrupt Hick: Mostly averted—most characters are from Georgia or Virginia and are fairly well-adjusted, but Red’s father played this trope horrifyingly straight in his lifetime.
  • Video Game / Postal The police are corrupt, and all the townspeople appear to be idiots and/or straight-up psychopaths.
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