Synonyms and Antonyms of decency
1
socially acceptable behavior
- the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries
etiquette
civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentilesse, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, politeness, politesse
dignity, grace, refinement
discretion, prudence
appropriateness, correctitude, correctness, decorousness, fitness, rightness, seemliness
attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness
character, goodness, high-mindedness, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, straightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness
coarseness, crudeness, gracelessness
discourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, vulgarity
imprudence, indiscretion
badness, evil, immorality, wickedness
debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion
crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness
2
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
- expected all of the scouts in his troop to be models of decency
character, goodness, honesty, integrity, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness
high-mindedness, honor, incorruptibility, irreproachability, irreproachableness, right-mindedness, scrupulosity, scrupulousness
appropriateness, correctness, decorousness, decorum, etiquette, fitness, propriety, seemliness
ethics, morals
impropriety, indecency, indecorum, indiscretion
debauchery, degeneracy, degradation, depravity, perversion, pervertedness, sinfulness
crookedness, dishonesty, underhandedness, unscrupulousness
lowness, meanness, viciousness, vileness
corruption
