Decent and Nefarious

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Decent adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

Usage example: as decent and kind a couple as you could ever hope to meet

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Nefarious is an antonym for decent.

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Nefarious adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: the chaste heroines and nefarious villains of old-time melodramas

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Decent is an antonym for nefarious.

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Nefarious and Decent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/nefarious

Decent & Nefarious. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/nefarious>.

Nefarious or Decent. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/nefarious.

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