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Synonyms & Antonyms for indecent
Synonyms
bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, gutter, impure, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated
Antonyms
clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome
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Back then Congress actually required these platforms to moderate indecent content, and then give them an immunity shield in order to do that. — Matt Laslo, WIRED, "Josh Hawley Says Tech Enables 'Some of the Worst of America'," 16 Aug. 2019 New rules include fines for urinating in public, wearing indecent clothing, and eating in public places other than restaurants and cafes. — Palko Karasz, BostonGlobe.com, "Morning coffee results in a $1,000 fine and expulsion from Venice," 20 July 2019 In 2001, he was arrested again in Polk County on charges of lewd or lascivious molestation and indecent acts against a victim between 12 and 16, court records show. — Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, "Lakeland man accused of drugging, raping autistic boy, 15 â who later died," 23 July 2019 On Tuesday, Fairfax County police obtained warrants against Cummins for nine counts of indecent liberties by a custodian and aggravated molestation for cases of alleged molestation that occurred between 1987 and 2017, police said. — Washington Post, "City to test emergency alert system Saturday," 22 June 2019 At the time in Denver, hundreds of gay men were being arrested for indecent behavior for holding hands, dancing together or cross-dressing. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "On 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the Denver LGBTQ community reflects on the moment that âblew open the doorsâ," 14 June 2019 Highland Park police received a report around 1:10 p.m. May 31 to the public swimming beach in the 800 block of Sheridan Road after residents reported an incident of indecent behavior, Deputy Police Chief Jonathan Lowman said Tuesday. — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, "Highland Park man charged with lewd exposure at Rosewood Beach: police," 4 June 2019 In the trailer for What/If, Zellweger's character kicks off the drama, giving an indecent proposal to a pair of newlywedsâand setting viewers up for the mayhem to come. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "RenĂ©e Zellweger's Netflix Series What / If Is Out Now on Netflix," 24 May 2019 There's a sense in which there are some just indecent people in the White House. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - February 11, 2018," 11 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indecent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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