bribeable

Willing to sell

Bribeable describes someone who can be induced to act improperly in exchange for money or favors.

The word implies both opportunity and willingness—a bribeable official has power worth buying and ethics flexible enough to sell: Every inspector in the department was bribeable.

Also spelled bribable.

corruptible

venal

Open to bribes

bent · dishonest · unscrupulous · mercenary · payable · acquisitive · greedy · self-serving · opportunistic · amoral

transactional

payoff

Culminating benefit received

grease · palm-greasing · under-the-table · graft · baksheesh · dash · emolument · enticement · temptation · solicitation

susceptible

influenceable

Able to be swayed

pliable · pliant · malleable · amenable · suggestible · impressionable · yielding · compliant · acquiescent · docile

unethical

immoral

Contrary to ethical principles

sordid · nefarious · malfeasant · illicit · illegal · criminal · fraudulent · deceitful · scheming · conniving

Opposites
corruptibility

bribeableincorruptible

Impossible to morally compromise

unbribable · uncorruptible · above reproach · clean · straight

moral firmness

bribeableincorruptible

Impossible to morally compromise

unbending · uncompromising · steadfast · resolute · unwavering

moral character

bribeableprincipled

Having strong moral beliefs

upright · righteous · ethical · virtuous · honorable

Family

bribe, bribery, bribing, bribes, bribed, bribable, briber, unbribable, antibribery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG