Venal

5 lettersadjective

Updated June 2026

Definition

showing susceptibility to bribery; corrupt

“The venal official accepted payments in exchange for favours.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈviːnəl/

Syllables

ve·nal

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Synonyms

corruptiblebribabledishonestpurchasable

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Anagrams of Venal

Words that use exactly the same letters as “venal”.

elvan navel

Words one letter different

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genal penal renal senal velal venae vinal

Words you can make from Venal

Shorter words formed from the letters in “venal”.

alen elan eval evan lane lean

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