Decency and Knavery

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Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Knavery is an antonym for decency.

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Knavery noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.

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Decency is an antonym for knavery in badness topic.

Nearby Words: knave, knavish

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

Decency & Knavery. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/knavery>.

Knavery or Decency. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/knavery.

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