Decency and Impropriety

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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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Impropriety is an antonym for decency in respectable behavior topic.

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Impropriety noun - The quality or state of not being socially proper.

Usage example: the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing

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Decency is an antonym for impropriety in indecency topic.

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Impropriety and Decency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/impropriety

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