Decency and Evil

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Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.
Usage example: the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries
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Evil is an antonym for decency.
Nearby Words: decent, decently

Evil

Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.
Usage example: our free will allows us to choose between good and evil
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Decency is an antonym for evil in badness topic.
Nearby Word: evilly
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How words are described

human human decency human evil
pure pure decency pure evil
genuine genuine decency genuine evil
actual actual decency actual evil
Other adjectives: real, little, inner, inherent, general.

Both words in one sentence

  • Disney / Dinosaur This ends up being subverted as both Kron and Bruton are not evil and the latter even fully repents when treated with decency by Aladar and his family.
    Source: Disney / Dinosaur
  • The Usurper Sometimes Claudius is the typical evil despot and Hamlet is the rightful heir, fighting for the powers of decency.
    Source: The Usurper
  • Heel Realization When he eventually realizes, through the simple decency of one of the prisoners, that blacks are people, he is overcome at the evil he has been helping enact and kills himself.
    Source: Heel Realization
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Evil and Decency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/evil
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