impropriety
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Synonyms & Antonyms for impropriety
Synonyms
inappropriateness, incorrectness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicateness, unbecomingness, unfitness, unseemliness, untowardness
Antonyms
appropriateness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, fitness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness
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However, it was announced last week that the county’s district attorney has commenced an investigation into allegations of harassment and financial improprieties. — John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: A cosmetics conundrum: a stranger in a strange land," 28 Aug. 2019 State lawmakers on Tuesday opened an investigation into the finances and operations of the troubled Connecticut Port Authority that was roiled this summer by two high-level resignations over financial improprieties. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "State lawmakers open probe of troubled Connecticut Port Authority, focusing on reports of mismanagement of finances and operations," 20 Aug. 2019 Brett Voris helped two colleagues launch three real estate startups in 2005-06, then was fired in 2007 after accusing the pair of financial improprieties. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Employee can’t file property-theft suit for lost wages, Calif. Supreme Court rules," 16 Aug. 2019 The next mayor will be called on to restore confidence in a political system rattled by the resignation of Pugh, the second mayor in a decade to quit amid questions about financial improprieties. — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, "These potential Baltimore mayoral candidates are sizing up their chances behind the scenes," 26 July 2019 The decision comes amid a corruption controversy in which CAF president Ahmad Ahmad was arrested in Paris on charges of financial impropriety. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "FIFA is taking over African soccer amid corruption charges at CAF," 20 June 2019 Minister of Finance Samuel Tweah has said the president, who came to office worth nearly $90 million as a soccer player, has been using his own money on the projects and rejected allegations of financial improprieties. — Jonathan Paye-layleh, The Seattle Times, "Liberia’s footballer president Weah marks year in office," 22 Jan. 2019 Twenty-three members of the House have been censured for various forms of misconduct, including for using insulting language on the floor, assaulting other members and financial improprieties. — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "House GOP Removes Steve King From Panels Following Comments on White Supremacy," 14 Jan. 2019 Francis has stood by Maradiaga's assertion of innocence on the financial improprieties charges. — Nicole Winfield, Fox News, "Pope removes Honduran bishop accused of sexual misdeeds," 20 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impropriety.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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impropriety
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