Synonyms and Antonyms of decent
1
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
- as decent and kind a couple as you could ever hope to meet
all right, ethical, good, honest, honorable, just, moral, nice, right, right-minded, righteous, straight, true, upright, virtuous
correct, decorous, proper, seemly
high-minded, noble, principled
commendable, creditable, exemplary, legitimate
esteemed, law-abiding, menschy, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
blameless, clean, guiltless, immaculate, incorrupt (also incorrupted), incorruptible, innocent, inoffensive, irreproachable, unobjectionable
angelic (or angelical), lily-white, pure, scrupulous, spotless, uncorrupted, unerring
goody-goody, moralistic, pharisaical, rectitudinous, sanctimonious, self-righteous
improper, incorrect, indecorous, naughty, unbecoming, unseemly
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate
unprincipled, unscrupulous
atrocious, infamous, villainous
base, low, mean, vicious, vile
blameworthy, objectionable, offensive
iniquitous, nefarious
errant, erring, fallen
bad, black, dishonest, dishonorable, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unethical, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
2
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
- demanded nothing less than decent behavior by the troops serving overseas
ethical, honest, honorable, just, noble, principled, respectable, righteous, stand-up, upright, upstanding
blameless, guiltless, irreproachable, unassailable, unimpeachable
chivalrous, classy, high-minded, menschy, right-minded
conscientious, fair, good, incorruptible, moral, reputable, respected, scrupulous, uncorrupted, virtuous
decorous, nice, polite, proper, seemly
bad, blackguardly, corrupt, criminal, crooked, evil, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, mean, nefarious, rascally, reprehensible, roguish, rotten, scoundrelly, sinful
unfair, unscrupulous, vile, villainous, wicked, wretched
blamable, blameworthy, censurable
