incorruptible

American  

[in-kuh-ruhp-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəˈrʌp tə bəl /

adjective

1. not corruptible.

   incorruptible integrity.

   Synonyms:

   unbribable, righteous, upright

2. that cannot be perverted or bribed.

   incorruptible by money.

3. that will not dissolve, disintegrate, decay, etc..

   an incorruptible metal.

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incorruptible British  

/ ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being corrupted; honest; just

2. not subject to decay or decomposition

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Usage

What does incorruptible mean? Incorruptible is an adjective most commonly used to describe someone or an institution that cannot be caused to be dishonest or act immorally.It is the opposite of corruptible, which is used to describe those who can be corrupted, often easily.The verb corrupt means to destroy the integrity of someone or something or cause someone to be dishonest.As an adjective, corrupt is commonly used to describe members of organizations or institutions who engage in illegal or otherwise dishonest practices to benefit themselves. It can also be used in this way to describe their actions or institutions that have a lot of corruption.Corrupt and corruption are most often used in the context of such rulebreaking by people who are powerful or who are responsible for the well-being of others, such as politicians, government officials, and police officers.More generally, corrupt be used as an adjective that means depraved, debased, or having been made worse in some way. It can also be used as a verb meaning to make someone or something depraved, debased, or worse in some way.Someone who’s corruptible will offer little resistance when they’re pressured to do the wrong thing—or they may even seek out an opportunity to break the rules to benefit themselves, such as by taking a bribe. Someone who’s incorruptible is honest and unbribable.Example: Bribes and kickbacks are their normal way of doing business, so they try to push out anyone who’s incorruptible.

Other Word Forms

• incorruptibility noun
• incorruptibleness noun
• incorruptibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of incorruptible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word incorruptibilis. See in- ³, corruptible

Example Sentences

The daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee, Park Geun-hye was the first woman president of South Korea and had presented herself as incorruptible.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

"Now it's a different Vijay. His on-screen persona as incorruptible, restrained, morally upright, mirrored the ethical imagination of Dravidian politics, a cinematic grammar Tamil audiences recognise instinctively," says Chakravarthy.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

That is the core idea behind bitcoin, the ur-cryptocurrency: no intermediaries who might be crooked, no government regulators, just a decentralized database and the remorseless, incorruptible logic of an algorithm.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

"Large outflows from GBP into BTC imply investors see the value of having hard-capped, incorruptible, decentralized money as an alternative to currencies backed by central banks and governments," said researchers at CoinShares.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë