Decency and Order

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Order and decency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Order" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.

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Decency and order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

pure	pure decency	pure order
simple	simple decency	simple order
actual	actual decency	actual order
real	real decency	real order
Other adjectives: social, general.

Amateur radio operators have the wouff-hong and rettysnitch, tools meant for the enforcement of law and order and decency respectively on the airwaves.

Source: Noodle Implements
At least they had the "decency" to hack it to bits in order to remove any references to drugs or relationships.

Source: Repurposed Pop Song
The few somewhat decent places happen to use things like Mind Control in order to maintain said decency.

Source: Crapsack World / Anime and Manga

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