Corruption and Integrity

Corruption

Corruption noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: Socrates was put to death because the ancient Athenians believed he was spreading corruption to their youth

Integrity is an antonym for corruption.

Integrity

Integrity noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: demonstrated that he was a man of integrity by taking full responsibility for his actions

Corruption is an antonym for integrity in topics: honesty, honor, completeness.

How words are described

high high corruption high integrity
low low corruption low integrity
complete complete corruption complete integrity
actual actual corruption actual integrity
Other adjectives: little, absolute, spiritual, internal, moral, mental, general, governmental, less.

Both words in one sentence

  • Impoverished Patrician Mr Northway, while not denying his own corruption, says that Emily's late father was just as bad and that the king cares more for obedience than integrity.
  • By-the-Book Cop Each member of the MCU is hand-picked by the Commissioner of Police in order to insure their integrity and commitment to honest police work, and the series follows them as they try to act honorably in a police department filled with corruption and graft.
  • Fanfic / This Bites! Defector from Decadence: In the face of the Marines' undeniable corruption, Smoker, Tashigi and Hina form the group Marine Integrity 3 (or MI3), to bring down the World Government and restore true justice to the Marines.
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