Decency and Viciousness

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Decency noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

Usage example: expected all of the scouts in his troop to be models of decency

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Viciousness is an antonym for decency.

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Viciousness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Decency is an antonym for viciousness.

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Viciousness and Decency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/viciousness

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Viciousness or Decency. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decency/viciousness.

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