amoral

dishonest

dɪsˈɒnɪst

adjective

behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

fraudulent,corrupt,swindling,cheating,double-dealing,underhand,crafty,cunning,devious,designing,treacherous,perfidious,unfair,unjust,disreputable,rascally,roguish,dirty,unethical,immoral,dishonourable,unscrupulous,unprincipled,amoral,criminal,illegal,unlawful,false,untruthful,deceitful,deceiving,deceptive,Janus-faced,lying,mendacious,untrustworthy,crooked,shady,tricky,sharp,shifty,bent,dodgy,shonky,slim,malfeasant,knavish,subtle,hollow-hearted,false-hearted,double-faced,truthless

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devilish

ˈdɛv(ə)lɪʃ

adjective

like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty.

devilish tortures

wicked,evil,accursed,sinful,iniquitous,nefarious,vile,foul,abominable,unspeakable,loathsome,monstrous,atrocious,heinous,hideous,odious,horrible,horrifying,shocking,appalling,dreadful,awful,terrible,ghastly,abhorrent,despicable,damnable,villainous,shameful,depraved,perverted,ungodly,dark,black,black-hearted,immoral,amoral,vicious,cruel,savage,brutish,bestial,barbaric,barbarous,cacodemonic,egregious,flagitious,facinorous

adverb

very; extremely.

a devilish clever chap

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corrupt

kəˈrʌpt

adjective

having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

dishonest,dishonourable,unscrupulous,unprincipled,amoral,untrustworthy,underhand,deceitful,double-dealing,disreputable,discreditable,shameful,scandalous,corruptible,bribable,buyable,venal,fraudulent,swindling,grafting,criminal,lawless,felonious,villainous,nefarious,iniquitous,malfeasant,crooked,shady,tricky,dirty,low-down,rascally,scoundrelly,bent,dodgy,hollow-hearted

verb

cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

bribe,suborn,buy,buy off,pay off,grease someone’s palm,give someone a backhander,give someone a sweetener,keep someone sweet,get at,fix,square,nobble

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