scandal-ridden
Mired in disgrace
Scandal-ridden describes something plagued by multiple scandals or persistently tainted by controversy: a scandal-ridden administration, the scandal-ridden corporation finally collapsed.
The suffix -ridden suggests being weighed down or overrun, as in debt-ridden or disease-ridden.
Sensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- downfallSudden loss of power
- cancelledOfficially called off
disgraced · infidelity · leaked · controversy · rehab · tarnished · notorious · infamous
Dishonest, open to bribes
- disgracedBrought into shame
- embattledUnder sustained attack
- impeachedFormally accused in office
- indictedFormally charged legally
cover-up · resignation · Watergate · bribery · cronyism · nepotism · tainted · sleaze
Affecting an entire structure
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- victimsThose who suffer harm
accountability · reckoning · reform · lawsuit · settlement · inquiry · whistleblower · toxic
Involving intentional dishonesty
- EnronFailed energy corporation
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- SECStock market regulator
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
mismanagement · bankruptcy · cover-up · audit · indictment · collapse · FTX · Theranos
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- downfallSudden loss of power
cancelled · disgraced · infidelity · leaked · controversy · rehab · tarnished · notorious · infamous · tell-all
corrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
indicted · cover-up · resignation · Watergate · bribery · cronyism · nepotism · tainted · sleaze · graft
systemic
Affecting an entire structure
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- investigationFormal examination of facts
victims · accountability · reckoning · reform · lawsuit · settlement · inquiry · whistleblower · toxic · complicit
fraudulent
Involving intentional dishonesty
- EnronFailed energy corporation
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- SECStock market regulator
whistleblower · mismanagement · bankruptcy · cover-up · audit · indictment · collapse · FTX · Theranos · fallout
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
scandal-riddensqueaky-clean
Completely pure or unblemished
untarnished · spotless · unblemished · pristine · unsullied
scandal-riddenvirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
upright · honest · principled · ethical · honorable
scandal-riddenuncontroversial
Not subject to debate
trouble-free · stable · orderly · uneventful · unremarkable
scandal, ridden, scandals, scandalous, scandalously, scandalize, scandalized, scandalizing, scandalmonger