Decent and Underhanded

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Decent

Decent adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
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Underhanded is an antonym for decent.
Nearby Words: decency, decently

Underhanded

Underhanded adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.
Usage example: the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record
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Decent is an antonym for underhanded.
Nearby Word: underhand
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  • Film / Sweet Smell of Success Notably, while the wife is hurt, she also remarks that it's probably "the first decent thing" her husband has done in a long time, and both of them lash out at Falco for his underhanded tactics.
    Source: Film / Sweet Smell of Success
  • Corrupt Corporate Executive A few of them can actually be very decent employers, with employees who are completely in the dark about their underhanded plans.
    Source: Corrupt Corporate Executive
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Underhanded and Decent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/underhanded
Decent & Underhanded. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/underhanded>.
Underhanded or Decent. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/underhanded.

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