Synonyms for bribery

Most common

bribe · graft

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.

Related words

Is a kind of

venality corruption crime

Forms

Plural

briberies → corruptions, bribes, grafts…

Example sentences

• bribe He refused to acknowledge having received a bribe.
• graft Some people hate graft because they didn't get their share.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

bribe¹, graft¹

10 letters

corruption³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (corruption³ = 3 syllables).