Decency and Right

Decency

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Right noun - Something to which one has a just claim.

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Decency and right are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Right".

Nearby Words: righteous, rightful, righted, rightly, righting

human	human decency	human right
simple	simple decency	simple right
real	real decency	real right
little	little decency	little right
Other adjectives: inherent, moral, general, political, fundamental, basic.

His next two dating prospects at least have the decency to be a disaster right out of the gate.

Source: The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life
Later you find out there was a switch right there to lower the bridge and he didn't have the decency of pushing it.

Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow
Reasonable Authority Figure: They have the decency to re-examine their methods and are big enough to admit that she's right.

Source: Fan Fic / Say It Thrice

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