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Synonyms for corrupt
The synonym for corrupt recorded in this bank is profane, in the sense "corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for corrupt
- profaneverb, in the sense "corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and corrupt carries one sense so far.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Corrupt the morals.
The true synonym
profane
Same sentence, swapped: Profane the morals.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for corrupt in the sentence quoted.
- bribe
- spoil
- legitimate
Where corrupt turns up in the game
corrupt is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where corrupt is the trap
- approachableadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is accessible, in the sense "capable of being read with comprehension", with corrupt sitting one tile away.
- crookedadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is asymmetrical, in the sense "irregular in shape or outline", and corrupt is one of the three tiles that lose.
- unconscionableadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is conscienceless, in the sense "lacking a conscience", and corrupt is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play corrupt
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so corrupt reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from social life at Ridgeline outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. corrupt carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.