Decent and Squalid

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

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Squalid is an antonym for decent.

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Squalid adjective - Foul and run-down and repulsive.

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Decent is an antonym for squalid.

Nearby Words: squalor, squalidly

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Squalid and Decent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/squalid

Decent & Squalid. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/squalid>.

Squalid or Decent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/squalid.

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