Impropriety and Transgression

Impropriety

Impropriety noun - The quality or state of not being socially proper.

Transgression and impropriety are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Transgression" instead a noun "Impropriety".

Transgression

Transgression noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.

Impropriety and transgression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impropriety" instead a noun "Transgression".

How words are described

sexual sexual impropriety sexual transgression
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Transgression and Impropriety. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impropriety/transgression
Impropriety & Transgression. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impropriety/transgression>.
Transgression or Impropriety. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impropriety/transgression.
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