Decent and Scummy

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

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Scummy is an antonym for decent.

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Scummy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Decent is an antonym for scummy in topics: dirty, soiled.

Nearby Words: scummed, scumming

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Scummy and Decent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scummy

Decent & Scummy. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scummy>.

Scummy or Decent. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scummy.

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